Good morning all! Been lurking around here a few months getting lots of good advice while preparing to restore a 1948 C (FC 21786/FCM 22013G). No big suprises (yet). The tractor was running, sort of, and all original with decent rubber and good rims, working PTO, hydraulics, and belt pulley. A couple of thick coats of paint preserved a lot of the orignal dirt, but the part that sold me was one of those little teardrop tailights that mount on top of the rear work light. They look really neat.Right now, everything is taken apart but the tranny. The engine is in pieces, except for those sleeve liners that are supposed to be easy to remove! Guess I 'll have to make a sleeve puller. The pulley is still on the crankshaft, and I'd leave it there except that the crankshaft seal was leaking pretty bad. Still have to take apart the steering gear too. The shop manual says that it's "obvious after inspection", but I've always been a little thick. If anyone is looking for info on the innards of the engine (number of teeth, timing marks, dimensions, etc., I would be glad to take some measurements or photos. This one had an overbore 3 1/8" set of pistons installed, so those liners have to come out before parts can be ordered. Was that just a thinner sleeve wall, or would the casting have to have been bored larger? Maybe that has something to do with how stubborn they are. The crankshaft journals aren't too bad and I will probably get away with a .010" grind. All of the bearings had some copper showing, and the center main bearing was nearly all copper. That extra clearance probably made it easier to pump the sludge through the engine! If you're near eastern Connecticut, the local antique tractor club has a show and flea market tomorrow (Sunday June 5th) at the Woodstock Fairgrounds (Rte. 169, South Woodstock, CT) from 8-3. There will be 70 - 100 machines. It is supposed to be a sunny warm day (at last!). God Bless!
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