Hey Slappy How Did Yor rebuild turn out?

The rebuild went pretty well for my first time It think. As you may recall, like you, I put on a SA head and cam. I also put in a SA flywheel and clutch that will,I hope, better handle the greater HP and torque. Just for kicks I ported and polished the head. I had to get another crankshaft, mine had already been turned as far as it would go for standard bearings. I had the "new" shaft turned, put in all new rod, main and cam bearings. Also put in the high profile overbore, pistons.

The one thing that I was glad I did was rebuild the oil pump. Put in new NOS gears all around, flattened the cover, new relief valve and spring. I have between 68 and 70 psi regardless of temp or speed. I did have a little scar relative to oil pressure. I bought all new OEM gauges correct for my year tractor. They were pretty, but the oil gauge didn't work! Of course I was going nuts when I couldn't get oil pressure. In one of my rare "smart" moments I put the old guage on instead of tearing the whole rebuild down (which I almost did - I mean you just expect new from the box to work).

The only thing I didn't get right was the rear seal - I have a small leak when she is running. I think I'm going to live with it for a while before I split her and replace it. I wonder if there is some trick to ensure these dont leak?

Boy, she is monster now! Not the same tractor. I just finshed putting on new fenders and finally got the pulley refurbished and installed. With exception of lights and a new seat, she looks like she just cam off the showroom floor. I'll get pics to you soon.

Keep me posted on your project, I want to hear all about it.

Do you have any more trips planned in the future? JON

Yes I have trips planned this yoer to the Dry Tortugas (reef fish work), Costa Rica (more coral reef work), and Indonesia (mangrove and air-breathing fish work).

Keep me posted on how things are going for you.

The guy I bought it from said that it came off a tractor that siezed not long after the distributor went on. I believe it, it didn't look like it had any wear.

You probably know more about them than I do, but they do have some interesting features. There is a little plate that can be removed that provides easy access to grease the gears. And a screw on the top of the main body. I thought that this was like the IH distributors such that you would, from time to time, replace the screw with a grease zerk and squeeze a little new grease into it, but I could not get the screw out. So when I had everything torn down I used a little heat and broke the screw free and found the body filled with oil. I don't have a clue why as there are no seals or rotating parts. I cleaned her out and re-filled it with Hy-Tran.

scotty

You've made a lot more progress on your SA than I have on mine. Now that the H is done she's the next one in line. How much progress I make and how fast will depend on how good of a mood my lovely bride is in. I will try to post the H pics (when I get them) on the forum, but I'm pretty sure that I still have your e-mail and I'll drop them to you there as well.