B Rebuild (clooney, john T or others?)

~Lets go a little farther & answer a few of your questions…

~”What might be causing the engine to get stuck the rest of the way”…>>> Answ, if removing the head & removing all that junk didn’t free the engine up to allow a full turn I agree with Duane & Old that you could still have rust or varnish under or behind the pistons.. Or you have a bearing problem, or you have a governor problem, or something else in the gear train like the mag or timing gears.. Will the clutch release? [can you spin it when released & the trans in neutral?] If not suspect a trans problem [or it’s in gear] possibly causing your problem.. You will just have to start removing things & lubricating things until you find your problem [once you find your problem post back & we’ll help you repair it].

~”Where would you go or what would you do next if you where in my shoes”…>>> Answ, I would free the engine up & get it running to see what other problems you have before getting too involved.. You don’t want to spend a lot of time & money on the engine then find you have a serious trans problem.

~”Do i need to remove the block?:…>>> Answ, probably you will need to eventually but for now try to get it running to see what other problems you have.. Maybe just pull the pistons out & measure the cylinder wear, taper, & out-of-round.. Then give the cylinders a light hone the see if it will run..

~”Is it something in the main case that is stuck or hung up?”…>>> Answ, possibly [see above] you really need to find the hang up before you can go on with the project.. The hang up problem must be addressed before you can go on further..

~”Another question do i need to rebore the block or will honing do the job. Or what is the best”…>>> Answ, That will be determined by the wear you measured per the above, your budget, & what you expect of that tractor in the future.. You really don’t want to put $5,000 dollars into it if you are just going to parade it twice a year but then again you don’t want to take shortcuts if you are going to farm with it.. If this is your first restoration you really want to sit down & figure out what you expect of this tractor when done.. You can easily put WAY more money into it than you would ever think & unless there is a good reason you might be better off buying a better tractor to begin with.. I guess the first thing to do is find out what all’s wrong with it.

~”Since you prob cant determine this without seeing it I guess I am looking for what might be some guidelines or signs that I need to do one over the other”…>>> Answ, I would say the first thing to do is get it freed up, then try to get it running & evaluate it’s overall condition, then figure out what else is wrong, then determine if you want to spend the money & labor involved to get it to where you want..

JDClooney@aol.com

Clooney and others will likely have other suggestions of things to try.