AC160 tractor rebuild

3 pt works well Brian. I have a good block that has already been magna fluxed in case there is an issue with the block.

Never driven one. Never worked on one. It seems a non-functioning 3-point hitch is a VERY common complaint on the One-Sixty model. I don't know what the cure is, but it is almost a given there will be trouble in that area at some time.

I talked to Rick and will be shipping my clutch to him to get rebuilt and he told me the same thing.

It is a neat bellhousing on it with a large flywheel. 

The injection pump was just rebuilt 2 years ago, Gary told me that when I bought it. Water pump I’m not sure about. Have plenty of time to look at those things since my engine shop can’t look at it until the end of the week and then order rebuild kit. Scott has over 40 years rebuilding AC engines and has rebuilt quite a few of these little Perkins.

No doubt you would be getting the pump if I have issues Ed. Water pump removal kind of stumped me as 2 nuts came loose but then began to turn. Didn’t realize until doing some research that they are flat head screws from the backing plate to disassemble the pump and had nothing to do with removal from the engine. Need to see if water pump rebuild kit is available or just get a new pump.

most feed pumps like that are available from your local fuel injection pump shop we sell Delphi pumps or a couple of other brands. Perkins are tricky though, as they use a lot of different pumps for various applications. 2 bolt, 4 bolt, which way do fittings point etc. So make sure ahead of time yours is right lol! Nothing worse than opening a box to put it on as one of the last steps, only to find it's wrong lol!

Anyone have any sales literature on a 160? One of my projects after the rebuild is to see how and if I can mount my 82S mower on it. They ran these on D10,12, WD, d15,d17, and 190’s. I have mine mounted on my WD but would love to move it over on this 160. I have an excellent fabrication shop locally and intend on looking at the mount to see how I can mount it. Interestingly, there are 3 unused threaded bolt locations kinda in a triangle on the bell housing. Appears that area is meant for some type of Implement to attach to. May be a location to help support the mower mount.

Since I don’t have a sleeve puller and don’t know anything about a Perkins diesel I dropped it off to the engine builder yesterday. I pointed out the things that I had noticed wrong. He really dissected the head gasket and pointed out some things he was seeing. He looked at the block and stated the engine had been rebuilt before. He is correct as it was rebuilt 2,000 hrs ago. The sleeves appear to be deeper than they should be in the block. He said they should be flush but would verify in his book. My repair book states flush with the top of the block or no more than .0004” below the deck. He said its no wonder it blew a gasket and after questioning the previous owner this would have been the 3rd gasket. So the previous rebuild shop made a mistake by not installing the sleeves to the correct height. Hoping the internals will be still be in spec which will save me some money. He is hoping to tear it down this week so we can see if there is more damage.

Slipped the engine back in today, still have hydraulic lines and steering to go back on. Was really surprised when I had the flywheel turned, that thing is heavy! At least a 100 lbs. Going back together pretty well. Getting excited to see how she runs.

Really is a good feeling when these projects are coming together, looks great!

Had another project that had to get done and some parts I was waiting on, so I unfortunately haven’t been able to get back to the 160 until yesterday for a few hours. Today was going to be start up day until my afternoon went to crap. Was mounting the power steering pump which is an absolutely poor design, and the return line to the ps tank broke. Rubber hose portion of the line just broke off at the fitting. I guess 40 plus years old I shouldn’t complain but it ruined my start up plans. Hoping AGCO has one, if not, off to a hydraulic shop an hour away tomorrow.ugh
I added a AC 80 psi oil pressure gauge to the right side hydraulic line bracket. I don't care for just an idiot light and I also want to verify oil pressure before start up. Who knows how long I will have to wait for a ps line or the repair. Getting close to firing her up for the first time.

I found out AGCO dealers have access to NOS parts and can search their database. You may want to ask your parts man if he has that ability. Salvage yards are also an option, many will ship the part your looking for.