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Larry
06-28-2001 07:09:18
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Re: Things to look for when eyeing up a Jublie in reply to Andy MN, 06-28-2001 05:47:03
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I bought a Jubilee exactly one year ago. It ran, it needed work, and it was a 'good deal'. (I'm not sure for who, exactly, but it was a good deal for someone). So here are the things I HAD to fix, to make it go, and you might want to look at these areas:
1) Wiring. The original '53/'54 wires get pretty sad. It's not really that hard to do, and a complete wire harness cost ~$15. 2) Ignition System: I got sick of dealing with the points and condensor, so I put in Pertonix Ignitor. Cost ~$65, but it works great, and the tractor fires right up, no excessive cranking.
3) All The Fluids: I drained and replaced all the fluids: Engine Oil, Trans. Oil, Differential Oil, Hyd. Oil. Even the 'oil' in the steering box, which was really a brown rusty paste. You can shine a flashlight down into the oil fill ports, and get a fair idea if a lot of water has been living in there. (There's always some).
If the 3 point hitch lifts heavy things, it starts easy when cold, warms up and runs under load when warm, pulls a lod without slipping the clutch, does not blow smoke and has reasonable compression (whatwever that is), how bad can you get hurt? Nothin's too hard to fix on an NAA. What else were you going to do this winter, anyways? Stuff I fixed that didn't absolutlty have to be fixed:
New pistons, rings, wrist pins, valve guides and a few valves, main bearings, oil pump, clutch, 12 volt upgrade, every gasket there is, and (The hardest part): paint. After all that, it still ran about as good as before I fixed all that stuff. I was bored this winter, I guess. I like my NAA, and sometimes, I drive it when I am not intoxicated. You can fix nearly everything but a cracked casting, and even then there's JB Weld. Just don't paint it Blue.
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