removing manifld on my 48 B

wayneh

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I have a 48 B that I restored 8 years ago. It still looks great and runs well but the manifold paint I used did not hold up. I was thinking of taking it off and getting it ceramic coated. I did that on my 56 Power Wagon and it has held up well.

So my lazy mans question is.... is there any way to get the manifold off without taking out the steering shaft, removing the top sheet metal and then removing the gas tank. That just seems like a lot of work to take a manifold off. Thanks in advance for any idea or thoughts. And yes, I am a bit lazy and pulling the sheet metal off has risks if I chip or scratch it. The pick is what it looked like 8 years ago.

Wayne
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I don't think it will rise high enough to get past the manifold studs will it?? At least that's the story on my 38 Unstyled B. While that ceramic coating is beautiful you may have to be content with a small foam brush and that ultra high temp stove pipe black in the meantime grrrrrrrrrr

There aint no easy run nor free lunch

John T
 
The only way it will come out of there is removal
of the mounting studs... It would be easier to
remove the cylinder head & manifold as one unit
than risk removing everything above it.

I'd also say get rid of the rubber hose & fuel
filter. That's a fire waiting to happen..
 
Yeah, I like the "leave it it looking like a working tractor" option. I also agree you should do an original-type fuel line for fire safety.
 
I used POR 15 exhaust paint on mine and it is holding up well so far. They make two colors silver and flat black. The first time I used the flat black alone but it rusted fairly quickly. I had real good luck with the silver on my antique car. So I painted the manifold silver first and then, when dry,over coated the silver with the flat black. The result has worked for roughly four months now with no sign of rust. I had the same success with the exhaust pipe.
 
IF the manifold studs are not very corroded in, you can loosen the manifold raise it up 3/4 inch or so, and loosen the studs with a vise grips.

Then pull the studs, and slide the manifold off.

While that would get apart, putting it back together in that fashion and getting the studs tightened correctly will be a bigger challenge than getting it off.

I wouldn't worry about manifold paint, though... old Deeres were meant to run, and pretty was optional. An ugly one that runs perfectly always gathers my attention, but a flawless paint jobbed model that won't run is only good for laughs.
 
Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. I know the manifold is meant to get hot and look rusty... but I guess I like being picky and I like my projects to look perfect. I pulled the NP-200 transfer case out of my power wagon four times chasing down drips!! (and frankly, it still weeps just a bit...)

Wayne
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I would leave it just the way it is. You will mess it up far more trying to paint the manifold. Besides I think originally they were painted green and it burned off as soon as the tractor was started.

I wouldn't get rid of the fuel filter. I know a lot of guys on here don't like them. The rust is so fine here it will pass right through the brass screens. I bet two out of three tractors here have the inline fuel filters. I've never seen one catch fire yet. The rubber hose is not near the manifold or exhaust pipe. Ford tractors are the ones you need to be careful where you put a inline filter with rubber hose.
 
Yea.... I intend to leave the fuel filter on it. It is not close enough to anything to be an issue. I'll also keep running aviation gas in it. No ethanol and it will last months without turning into jell-o!
 
If it bothers you, paint it.
again and again if necessary...where it is.
You admit to being a perfectionist. so be it.
a few hours of careful exacting taping to keep the green things green and make the black, pretty black again...
(watch the high dollar car guys going over a car with an exacto knife and a magnifying glass to make every paint edge around bolts and nuts perfect)

Mess with wrenches on an expensive part, that is good and doesn't leak...me..no way.

Most of my tractors are hard workers and I don't care about dirt, grease, etc........but being from the NorthEast, I hate rust..anywhere on anything. I like my manifolds flat black and paint them with header or barbecue grill paint regularly....where they sit.
Only takes a little time.
 

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