BUSHNELLMAN
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Hi have been on this site several times in the past and enjoy the information available Thanks to all!
I have an AC tractor that has been sitting idle for about 25 years, my dad did some work to it...(new rings on pistons , I was told, he had bought a head gasket that was the wrong one and tried some other alternative but at this point his cancer got the best of him and it was left "as was" my brother looked at it and saw that the sleeves on 2 cylinders were badly gouged on the lower half of the sleeve but doesn't seem to be in the compression area. So my philosophy with something like this is just to redo everything. I am a retired guy on a fixed income, money is important to all of us...but I want to do this right! I have the engine block on a stand in the garage.
I am about to buy a rebuild kit for my dad's old WC and I believe it has the 201cc engine but first question how do I D it to make sure that this is the correct size motor, or is this the only engine that came with this tractor? all the info I have points to the fact I am assuming correctly.. but you know what happens when you assume!
the next question, do these engines originally come with 4" sleeves at then you rebuild them to a 41/8 sleeve, with appropriate rings? It seems all the rebuild kits mention the 4 to 41/8 sleeves.
I have found rebuild kits around the $600 range that contains sleeves ,pistons, rings, a complete gasket set, and bearings which brings up the next questions!
I have vaguely been told about making sure that I measure the crank for the right size rod bearings...this is the part that has me scratching my head it is very simple to do the measurements , but what exactly am I measuring for wear on the crank. so that if the crank is worn I order smaller bearings? or am I looking to make sure my "new" bearings fit in the rods correctly?
I don't think there is anything wrong with the head and it is another $150 for a rebuild kit for the head, new valves, guides springs, keepers...should I go with the kit or just have the valves ground and/or maybe replace the guides? Can I buy guides separately?
I have an AC tractor that has been sitting idle for about 25 years, my dad did some work to it...(new rings on pistons , I was told, he had bought a head gasket that was the wrong one and tried some other alternative but at this point his cancer got the best of him and it was left "as was" my brother looked at it and saw that the sleeves on 2 cylinders were badly gouged on the lower half of the sleeve but doesn't seem to be in the compression area. So my philosophy with something like this is just to redo everything. I am a retired guy on a fixed income, money is important to all of us...but I want to do this right! I have the engine block on a stand in the garage.
I am about to buy a rebuild kit for my dad's old WC and I believe it has the 201cc engine but first question how do I D it to make sure that this is the correct size motor, or is this the only engine that came with this tractor? all the info I have points to the fact I am assuming correctly.. but you know what happens when you assume!
the next question, do these engines originally come with 4" sleeves at then you rebuild them to a 41/8 sleeve, with appropriate rings? It seems all the rebuild kits mention the 4 to 41/8 sleeves.
I have found rebuild kits around the $600 range that contains sleeves ,pistons, rings, a complete gasket set, and bearings which brings up the next questions!
I have vaguely been told about making sure that I measure the crank for the right size rod bearings...this is the part that has me scratching my head it is very simple to do the measurements , but what exactly am I measuring for wear on the crank. so that if the crank is worn I order smaller bearings? or am I looking to make sure my "new" bearings fit in the rods correctly?
I don't think there is anything wrong with the head and it is another $150 for a rebuild kit for the head, new valves, guides springs, keepers...should I go with the kit or just have the valves ground and/or maybe replace the guides? Can I buy guides separately?