Well, it looks like I'm gonna have to invest in some equipment, now; dang it, that's really gonna cut into my spray paint budget! I have some reference books coming, so the clearances and procedures should all be in one of them or another. Could a bad head gasket really be the cause? That would be nice- to have a simple thing like that fix such a major problen. However, I'm pretty sure this tractor was not taken care of, because when I opened the breather there wasn't a drop of oil in it. In fact, there wasn't even an oily film to indicate there had ever been any oil in it, but there was plenty of rust, so maybe the previous owner(s) had decided a "water-bath" system was better. (eyes rolling) Seriously, tho', I can only imagine what kind of dust and grit went straight into the cylinders to score and scour the rings and walls, so I'm sure it needs at LEAST a ring job. But if you think replacing the headgasket is worth a try I'm game for it, especially if it might would give me enough power to run the belly mower through this summer. I won't depend on it working, but there's always a little chance of it working, right? Besides, I'll be able to see just how bad the rings and sleeves are while I have the head off.
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Today's Featured Article - Grain Threshing in the Early 40's - by Jerry D. Coleman. How many of you can sit there and say that you have plowed with a mule? Well I would say not many, but maybe a few. This story is about the day my Grandfather Brown (true name) decided along with my parents to purchase a new Ford tractor. It wasn't really new except to us. The year was about 1967 and my father found a good used Ford 601 tractor to use on the farm instead of "Bob", our old mule. Now my grandfather had had this mule since the mid 40's and he was getting some age on him. S
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