I need some advice

Posted by Christos on August 03, 2005 at 20:22:19 from (130.108.236.239):

Hi everyone -
I have a dillema - I went over to see the guys that are repairing my Massey Ferguson 135 today. Last week they took off the head before me and we discovered that the pistons had rusted into the cylinder sleeves. This week I was told and saw that my clutch and short (bare) block are shot.
To describe to you what the bare shore block looked like, it was rusty on the side that faces the clutch and the flywheel. Someone had welded the interior walls of the block at some point in time because it had cracked there and hadn't done a decent job, hence why I guess it broke down in August of 1993.
My question for you is this: Its it still worth it fixing? I have personally $800 (New manifold, filters, etc) in parts, my mom has almost $500 too (in rebuilding the starter, generator, muffler and some odds and ends.) The thing is a '67 deluxe with the Z145 engine in it. Something I know is difficult to get parts for.
It only has 179 (for real - no joke) hours on it which is why I am not as discouraged as I probably should be or am. I know I am going to be spending around 2k on this phase of it, and I am not sure how to present this to my mother, who controls the power of the purse on this one and justify fixing it other than explaining to her buy something comprable new or used and that it was my fathers.

I know I can get a used bare block for around 650 but like I said, I have to discuss this with my mom - so what do you all say? Fix it or scrap it?

Deep down I know the answer I'd give - I just don't know how realistic it is.

Christos

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• Re: I need some advice Coldiron 08:41:02 08/04/05 (0)
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