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SteveM C/IL
Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Shelbyville IL Points: 7970 |
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Sleeving the bores would beat any metal build up process. Not cost effective. Get another block.
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wjohn
Orange Level Joined: 19 Jan 2010 Location: KS Points: 1794 |
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Thanks to all for the block advice. I picked up another block from a forum member before Christmas. Just got it back from the machine shop where it was dry stripped/blasted, decked, and cleaned. They said they had to take 0.005" off, so I'm anticipating I'll have to take a little off the tops of new the sleeves in order to have the right protrusion above the deck.
They did point out some tiny cracks around one of the 3/8" stud holes for the cylinder head. It looks like there's still a broken off piece of stud way down in the bottom of it so I'll carefully set this up in the drill press and take care of that. The shop wasn't concerned about the cracks and I'm not really either, but I may get a pic of it later this week. No cracks in between the cylinders anywhere.
I was not planning on putting any new paint on this tractor but since I had the block stripped, I had to put something on to keep it from rusting. Cans of PO #1 are almost $20 each from AGCO now. |
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1939 B, 1940 B, 1941 WC, 1951 WD, 1952 CA, 1956 WD-45
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wjohn
Orange Level Joined: 19 Jan 2010 Location: KS Points: 1794 |
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Over a year later I did switch focus and get an IH Super M going in the meantime, and it has become my main tractor. I have to get these ACs operational and earning their keep.
I got a parts washer and I hate to think how many days of cleaning up parts over my life I could have saved. The WD's hydraulic pump has been the first big cleanup job in it. Overall the pump was in far better shape than I expected - not much moisture had been sitting in it. However, I did find some scoring in one of the bores of the pump body. I can catch my fingernail on one of them. I will do my best to polish this out with Scotch-Brite or similar, unless I'm wasting my time? |
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1939 B, 1940 B, 1941 WC, 1951 WD, 1952 CA, 1956 WD-45
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