Re: Farmall M 1950

Posted by David in UT on October 09, 2004 at 22:13:50 from (68.165.29.122):

In Reply to: Farmall M 1950 posted by SproutW on October 09, 2004 at 18:27:07:

SproutW,

I just started digging into a '40 M that sounds like it had a similar history -- I think it got left out for a few years and rain/snow got into the cyclinders via the exhaust manifold. It was *seriously* rusted frozen. Check these out:

http://www.beanandsumsion.com/~farmall/maggie/teardown/1024/IMG_0966.jpg
http://www.beanandsumsion.com/~farmall/maggie/teardown/1024/IMG_0950.jpg

Once I had the engine off the frame, I was able to push the pistons out using a hydraulic jack...three out of the four came out with the sleeves. I had to cut through the sleeves with a band saw to recover the connecting rods. The block needs new sleeves, pistons, and valves, but the block itself was ok and the crank/camshafts are hunky dory too. So, other than having to drop something around $500 for rebuild parts, I think you and I should both be able to get our M's back into running order.

Good luck!

- David

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