Posted by scatter on September 12, 2011 at 19:56:17 from (67.142.168.25):
Still tinkering with the "41 A. I have to split it a couple of times to fix some leaks. The front seal is leaking[boy, can"t wait to get into that] and the seal where the drive shaft enters the transmission gearbox. The engine still seems pretty solid. Doesn"t lack for power. Well, as much as a 113 will make. Actually, it does have good lugging torque. I went thru the tappets the other day, 3 of them were very loose. Now, it runs a lot quieter and is definitely more responsive on the throttle. The push rods looked like they had seen better days, as well as the tappets. I warmed the engine up, and when I removed the cover, there was plenty of oil at the top. But I"m wondering if I have a head gasket problem. On the mag side it stays a little moist or damp at the gasket. Not really wet, but definitely something. I"m not losing coolant, and the engine is not a bad oil user. I checked gasket torque and it was good at 65lbs. Now comes the stupid question. If I go ahead and change the head gasket, would it be stupid to replace the push rods and tappets without doing any further work on the head, or valves? I"m not exactly loaded with money right now, and someday will retire it from service and restore it. But right now it is still a working tractor. We rake hay with it, move wagons, use the pto on a hay elevator etc. I just want to keep it good and usable. I"ll be doing these seal repairs this winter when the tractor isn"t used. This little A has been working on our farm since it was bought new by my grandfather. It was overhauled once. Still has flat pistons. I"ll definitely change that. But what do you guys think about just a partial overhead rebuild? Thanks.
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