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You can spend alot of money on parts to help,, Id look into pulling the head off it, oil pan and pull the pistons out. Most times, combine engines are in very very good shape,,, so a light hone and clean the cyls with marvel oil. Clean the crap out of the ring grooves, and theres alot of carbon hiding and the rings are usually shot as well. New rings, new rod bearings, or if they still look good, re use them if they look good. Alot of cleaning to do on these engines, dirt,, oil consumption, bad on the rings. The cyl head,,, the guides are usually half baked, new set will help reduce oil consumption by 20% !! Take the old intake gasket, center it with the bolts, The exhaust ports, trace the inside of the gasket to the head and with some patience, and a die grinder and a flapper wheel, or a roll pin with some 320 grit wrapped around the roll pin, in the die grinder,,,, Open up the exhuast ports, and do the same to the manifold. Intake ports, leave alone, Use rougher grit on them if you do polish them, rougher finish will help stir instead of puddle if it was a smooth surface. The tractor heads are restricted,, they are no where near to its potential in stock form. Open it up and let it breathe. The engine temp will be lower, it will rev up easier, lots more torque. You wont have much in the rings and the gaskets,, the head is where the cost will be,, when you put in new guides, you best use new valves,,,,, 3 angle valve job,,, new seals. The port and polish work,, it can be money saved if you did it yourself, or knew someone thats done one before,, or find a ported head already to go,,, its the best recommondation,,, afterwards,, you wont have an engine that will nickle and dime you to death, and cost 20 feet when it sputters out. It will be a totally different animal,,,,, 110hp easy at 2500 rpms,,, rev em up with the right safety equpment, and there are alot of better parts aftermarket for flywheels, scatter blankets, shields, 150+ at 3500rpm,, if they let you run that fast,,, I read somewhere,, IH 6cyl gas engines,, were the engine, that outclassed them all back then,,, After building a little with my "460's" power plant,,, 200 hp,,, is not out of the question, with an engine exactly what you have sitting inbetween your frame rails,,,, the 301. They are powerhouses!! Just a little work to em,, they,, will surprize you. JMHO,, ChadS
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