Project TO 35

I'll give a quick run down of my tune up. First thing, complete oil change. The transmission oil had some water in it due to worn boots on the shifters. The tractor was stored outside the last 6 years and it showed but fortunatly it had been stored always in a shed before where it belongs. I put new rubber boots. Next, I should have noticed that some seals needed a change before changing oils. The PTO seal was first and thanks to a poster here I didn't pull the shaft too far. The inside wheel hubs were damp with oil and as you guessed rendered the brakes useless. So I Changed both seals and thoroughly cleaned the drums and pads with brake cleaner and gas. The brakes were better but still they were slipping too much as the pads were likely still wet of oil. Off came the wheels again and this time I sanded the drums lightly and used plenty of gas on the pads to remove the oil.Then I lighted a small propane torch and heated the pads until you could see the oil pouring out to the surface. I then sanded the pads and used brake clean for a last application. This did the trick as I can now lock the wheels on asphalt if so desired. Next I decided to check the front wheels hubs. Indeed the bearings were almost dry. It was high time I repacked them with grease.Of course the piece de resistance was the engine. I pulled the gas tank (of course it was full) and adjusted the valves. Then I changed the points and spark plugs and timed it at 6 btdc. The engine was purring better now but still didn't like to idle much. So off came the carb with a good overnight bath in cleaning solution. I changed the float needle and jet but the replacement was slightly longer but fitted nevertheless. After the needles were ajusted,the engine is running like the day it was born. The next morning proved slightly different though as the starter cranked a long time before it fire with black smoke. I had ajusted the float properly to 1/4 inch but it seemed to flood on first start nevertheless. I figured that a small debris might be plugging the float needle. So off came the carb again and behold nothing seemed amiss. I took everything apart and blew free air in all the openings. Well well I noticed when I blew air through the fuel inlet some very small bubbles were coming out the new float jet where the washer is compressed when tightened. I tried to tighten it further but it was as tight as need be. Hence this new jet being slightly longer probably didn't allow a proper seal so I put teflon on the threads which solved the flooding problem. I saw a few posts where the user had to shut the main valve overnight perhaps this might be one place to check.
A compression test revealed all four cylinders at 135 to 137 psi. which I think should be good.

Tonight I just finished replacing the temp gauge with sensor. Of course the sensor was seized in the opening near the thermostat. Off came the fuel tank again to remove the plumbing along with the thermostat in order to push the sensor out. As you can see the time I'm posting this I had fun with this one but she's all done. This is it for now as I'll adjust the clutch for my next assignment.

Sorry for the long version but you can tell how thrilled I am to own such a fine piece of equipment and share it on the best site I've been on so far.

Thanks,

Norm