redhorseshoe
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Awhile back I posted on here I was having some overheating and smoking issues with my '52 TO-30.
Long story short what happened was I had been harrowing a field for about two hours then the tractor overheated, bad. After that, it would overheat every time it ran, even at an idle. So that brings me to now. I finally tore the engine down and found one completely worn out (worn in half actually) rod bearing, and two pistons which were very loose in the cylinder. Loose meaning when they were still in the cylinder I could wiggle them back and forth. Also the top of the pistons were all covered in oil, which would explain the smoking. Obviously, I have decided to completely rebuild the engine and these are the questions I have now:
1. Could the worn out pistons and lack of compression have been the cause of the overheating? If not, what else could it have been? I checked the entire cooling system and replaced the thermostat so I'm sure it wasn't that. Also the engine was in time and ran great. Except for the overheating thing.
2. I've talked to a local machine shop about rebuilding the engine for me. They told me to expect to pay around $2,500 for them to do the work and provide parts. Does that seem high to anyone else?
Thanks!
Long story short what happened was I had been harrowing a field for about two hours then the tractor overheated, bad. After that, it would overheat every time it ran, even at an idle. So that brings me to now. I finally tore the engine down and found one completely worn out (worn in half actually) rod bearing, and two pistons which were very loose in the cylinder. Loose meaning when they were still in the cylinder I could wiggle them back and forth. Also the top of the pistons were all covered in oil, which would explain the smoking. Obviously, I have decided to completely rebuild the engine and these are the questions I have now:
1. Could the worn out pistons and lack of compression have been the cause of the overheating? If not, what else could it have been? I checked the entire cooling system and replaced the thermostat so I'm sure it wasn't that. Also the engine was in time and ran great. Except for the overheating thing.
2. I've talked to a local machine shop about rebuilding the engine for me. They told me to expect to pay around $2,500 for them to do the work and provide parts. Does that seem high to anyone else?
Thanks!