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Guess what came in today!?!
Here’s a quick hint! Now I gotta get back to work… 🙁
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I feel like I’m betraying…
Littletractor… I went out today and spent 4 hours mowing on THIS: THIS has a fair bit more oomph and speed than Littletractor: And it did THIS: On a rainy day, no less… On the upside, nimble nimble nimble! And … Continue reading
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My shopping list so far…
I’m getting excited about the prospect of getting this engine going, but I’m trying to be realistic. Not to be TOO negative, but I’m kinda already working under the assumption that this engine will be (if I get it running … Continue reading
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Shipping out Bror’s carb…
Carb is all boxed up and ready for shipping down to Mark at CarbRescue… I know, I know, I’m wimping out, but two things… That carb is pretty dang rare, so I don’t want to #$%#$ it up I know my … Continue reading
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The quest for parts begins!
Well, I got the first of probably MANY emails back from my JD parts person about this rebuild… The question of valve springs has been answered. The Tec valve springs are obsolete, NLA… So, that answers THAT question… Unless I … Continue reading
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Got some professional help!
Played hookey a bit at lunch today and took the crankcase, the crankshaft, camshaft, valves and piston into a machine shop for them to give a once-over… Here’s what I know… Cylinder bore is within spec (yay!), MAYBE a thousandths … Continue reading
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A closer look at the bits!
So, I hauled out the piston, slinger, camshaft, crank and tappets for some pics in better light this morning… Here’s everything laid out… The camshaft Frankly, I think the camshaft looks pretty good… Tops of the lobes are a bit … Continue reading
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Question/Discussion/Decision time!
So, tonight (after I picked LTGal up from work) I thought I’d just see whether I could get the camshaft out… And surprisingly, I could! So, out came the cam shaft, and I got a good look at it… Everything … Continue reading
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So is THIS a thin-walled socket?
So I got delayed a bit on tractoring tonight because Littletractorgal needed me to replace our main floor bathroom taps… the the old set was a standard round knob tap, all dungy and leaky, which she’s having trouble turning with … Continue reading
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Entering…. The Crankcase!
So, I decided to go for broke tonight and just dive in… Here’s the ridge reamer, doing its thing…. aAnd here’s the cylinder cover from the top, with the bolts removed…. The INSIDE of the cylinder cover, looking pretty … Continue reading
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