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1948 C Restoration
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Posted by Pharmall on June 04, 2005 at 07:08:57 from (68.9.106.167):
Good morning all! Been lurking around here a few months
getting lots of good advice while preparing to restore a 1948 C
(FC 21786/FCM 22013G). No big suprises (yet). The tractor was
running, sort of, and all original with decent rubber and good
rims, working PTO, hydraulics, and belt pulley. A couple of thick
coats of paint preserved a lot of the orignal dirt, but the part
that sold me was one of those little teardrop tailights that mount
on top of the rear work light. They look really neat. Right now, everything is taken apart but the tranny. The engine
is in pieces, except for those sleeve liners that are supposed to
be easy to remove! Guess I 'll have to make a sleeve puller. The
pulley is still on the crankshaft, and I'd leave it there except that
the crankshaft seal was leaking pretty bad. Still have to take
apart the steering gear too. The shop manual says that it's
"obvious after inspection", but I've always been a little thick. If anyone is looking for info on the innards of the engine
(number of teeth, timing marks, dimensions, etc., I would be
glad to take some measurements or photos. This one had an
overbore 3 1/8" set of pistons installed, so those liners have to
come out before parts can be ordered. Was that just a thinner
sleeve wall, or would the casting have to have been bored larger?
Maybe that has something to do with how stubborn they are.
The crankshaft journals aren't too bad and I will probably get
away with a .010" grind. All of the bearings had some copper
showing, and the center main bearing was nearly all copper.
That extra clearance probably made it easier to pump the sludge
through the engine! If you're near eastern Connecticut, the local antique tractor club
has a show and flea market tomorrow (Sunday June 5th) at the
Woodstock Fairgrounds (Rte. 169, South Woodstock, CT) from
8-3. There will be 70 - 100 machines. It is supposed to be a
sunny warm day (at last!). God Bless!
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