Re: tractor engine

Posted by Farmered on September 27, 2005 at 20:39:42 from (207.200.116.199):

In Reply to: tractor engine posted by mechman on September 27, 2005 at 11:07:19:

Please don't "tear apart" an engine. I was taught
many years ago to "disassemble" an engine. Later on you will be respected as an authority if you use correct teminology. If you can, get a tractor engine and get the correct tech manual for it, possibly an I&T manual. As you disassemble the engine, clean the parts and lay them out in an orderly fashion. A set of metal shelving helps.
Look for worn and broken parts, burned valves broken rings,blown gaskets etc. This will help diagnose problems. If you can, do a compression test before you look inside. Follow the manual to take things apart in the proper order. Most pistons are marked with an arrow or a dimple toward the front. Bearings will have the tangs to the camshaft side of the engine. If the rods and the main bearing caps are not marked use a center punch to mark them for proper reassembly. Marks all go to the camshaft side. Look for timing marks on the gears and check the book for the way to line them up. This is important because there are several schemes for timing and if you get it wrong it won't run. Talk to a good engine mechanic
and tell him what you found and he will advise you on what to look for and proceedures to use.
Keep your hands and tools clean. Use shop rags not your shirt front or pants. Always pull, don't push a wrench and you will save your knuckles.
Have fun, learn, good luck. Ed

Follow Ups:

• Re: tractor engine mechman 07:59:43 09/28/05 (1)
  • Re: tractor engine Farmered 06:09:30 09/29/05 (0)

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