Re: For those of you who followed: '41 Unstyled A is Running

Posted by RLA on April 30, 2014 at 05:32:58 from (162.39.22.109):

In Reply to: For those of you who followed: '41 Unstyled A is Running! posted by Ken Christopherson on April 28, 2014 at 15:32:09:

Ken.

I had access to a donor 46 slant dash in pieces. The block

that came with the tractor would have had to been sleeved.

So I am using the one that needed bored & going 45 over.

Having it check 1st my man at the shop said 45 should clean

up everything. I was pushing alittle because a set of 45 over

correct pistons on Ebay were selling cheap & I won them.

NEW NOS pistons.

After boring he calls & asked me to come look at the block?

I thought O Crap... Tope side r/h cyl has slight discolored

spot that didn't clean. I can't feel it & it's only 3/8 by maybe

3/16 at the head of the piston so it won't hurt a thing.

MAYBE another couple thousands would have cleaned

perfect. As for the head I had needed exhaust seats, I

said just do them all. But after a magna flux we found a

crack so now using the other head. Which checks OK but

one exhaust seat doesn't look good to me. So he's replacing

both exhaust seats. I said I wasn't in a hurry, that might

have been a mistake? Since he's had the engine, I tore

everything else apart & back together with new gaskets &

seals, some I've made. New Frt wheel bearings & felts.

New rear axle seals & checking everything & readjusting

trans shafts & shift forks final drive carrier. have sand

blasted many parts & self echting primer , Built a new

wire harness with all heat shrink eyelet ends. Rebuild the

lights I bought on Ebay . Went through a genie from Ebay

& plan on making this a 12V system using a late Model G

Starter. And clutch pulley & 1st reduction gear from a

51 A to slow the trans down & reverse. I ( Might) use a

shift tower from a 48 A & make this a Short hood & put

battery box & float ride seat & rear rock shaft for the 48.

It will truly be a Johnny Cash type Model A, that will be

all Bolted back together. It started as a 44, with a 48

oil bat & air cleaner. with a 46 Block & head. a 47 manifold

48 a rock shaft, & battery box with a 520 float ride seat &

seat frame 51 A Clutch & lights. The Hood came from

Kruggiemonster I think it's 47 A that also went threw a

twister. Grills & Nose cone are from a 45 A that needed to

be tweaked to fit a 44 Radiator.. Frt wheels were Junk

& 2 1268R wheels from a 1954 Model 60? And a cross frame

tool box from a 60. It will also sport a Distributor & live

hydraulic pump & 801 3 point hitch. I already had many other

parts I've saved over the years.

As U can see I'm Long winded..



What I still need is a Small Radiator Neck & Cap. Main Fuel

tank. ( I missed one on Ebay) & 1 good used 13.6 x 38

tire.. This tractor had 16.9x38 on the rear.. LOL! So far

it has been an enjoyable adventure... I've already named

this Machine POS... U Figure it out. I Hope it runs!!

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