Posted by Mike CA on November 21, 2009 at 19:04:56 from (99.28.152.102):
I was talking to a friend telling him about my tractor. He asked if when I tore it down to paint and replace seals, if I was going to throw an engine rebuild kit into it? I told him I wasn't planning to.
But that would be the time to do it.
So, how does a fellow determine if they need a kit? I mean, my tractor runs. Granted, it wasn't running great, but I think that had to do with the carb, and maybe manifold gasket. The carb is getting professionally rebuilt by RustyFarmall, and I have new gaskets and proper mounting kit for the manifold.
Is it dependent on a compression test? (Which I've never performed). Or are there other factors?
I don't WANT to spend the $600 for a new engine kit. But I do want this tractor to last for years and years and perform with little to no problems after I'm done restoring it. Since it won't be doing any heavy labor, other than pulling floats, I just don't know if I need one, or should get one anyway. The $600 would take me a long time to put together, and that would delay my restoration even further. I mean, I'm looking at $1000 for new rear tires!
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