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Cracked Block on A/B/C etc. Farmalls?
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Posted by Al on January 24, 2004 at 14:24:10 from (63.175.62.195):
I have a chance to purchase a Farmall Super A with a cracked block. It is cracked behind the carb and presumed to be a freeze crack. It appears to have happened long ago, the seller has just found it—it had been “repaired” with JB weld or something similar and it had come loose. The tractor runs good, is straight, good compression, no smoke, and no mixing of water and oil. I have heard of Farmalls cracking here before. (We have a 230 that was like this and we just replaced the block. I would prefer not to have to do this. When this happens, are they prone to having other cracks internally? (I know it’s a wet sleeve) In other words, is this a timebomb? Al
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