Head and manifold on!

spiffy1 · Mar 18, 2009

Making progress! Had to retap all the manifold holes and restud both the head and manifold, but looking good.

Not one useable stud, had to drill a few to get the selector plates out (set to Kerosene and rusted through inside at that)

Extractors wouldn't budge any, soooo drill and tap; make that drill, peal remaining bolt threads from cast and retap. Hairline crack on the exhaust, but a couple welding experts came to the same conclusion as I; as much chance of something going wrong while welding as just running it as is.

Intake was about half plugged on both sides with carbon residue, carb cleaner didn't touch it, but a few soaks and flushes with oven cleaner softened it up. Love watching the bubbles; hate cleaning it out!

Still need to fix up a couple heat sheilds; water injectors are on the way, but plugs will work for now until trying it on Kerosene sometime this summer. Now if it works as good as it looks!

NawlensGator · Mar 18, 2009

That's looking really sweet!!

Is that an outboard engine of some type? Picture are great but some identification would be even greater.

After all that work I think I might consider drilling holes at the ends of the hairline crack, bevel, and weld (carefully).

spiffy1 · Mar 18, 2009

(quoted from post at 10:48:36 03/18/09) That's looking really sweet!!

Is that an outboard engine of some type? Picture are great but some identification would be even greater.

After all that work I think I might consider drilling holes at the ends of the hairline crack, bevel, and weld (carefully).

Thanks!

Not an outboard, I suppose it could be used as an inboard, but probably a bit heavy! :lol: Water injectors in the manifold are for reducing ping when running on kerosene. It's a 1929 22-36 [aka new model 15-30] McCormick Deering. I had been putting everything in one thread, but since that messes with those using Classic View if I don't make a new thread to reference the old one I just put the pictures in the new thread assuming everyone had been following the progress.

Was actually tempted to weld it, but enough lukewarm feedback from welding experts [I think someone with a large soak oven might be able to acheive it without worry, but didn't find any local welders with an oven], steered me against it. I was also tempted to just drill it to stop it from going further, but on the off chance the crack veered one way or the other under the surface, I might not catch it all with a 1/16 or less, so opted against even that. Still, ears are open to suggestions!

Here's the other side the tractor before I had it tore apart:

old tired · Mar 18, 2009

Hey spiffy one that sure is looking great keep us informed on your progress. Wish I was geting that close. Can't wait till you have it ready to run.

spiffy1 · Mar 19, 2009

Thanks old_tired!

Don't worry, you'll get there. She showed up on my lawn around last September, so that's six months and I'm still saying "any day now." Of course, a couple months of trying to soak the cylinders with the head on, and then hunting down and waiting for parts to show up before tearing into the next part really makes the time fly by.

Even crazier; my 22-36 is still sitting in my machine shed [where I drove it in several years ago, planning to do it up nice "someday"] getting neglected, while I'm giving all this TLC to the neighbor's. Poor thing must hate me, and I even stole her water injectors to use as patterns for this one. :shock:

spiffy1 · Mar 19, 2009

Now I can't believe some of the purists didn't note that the lower selector should have been secured by a fine thread castellated [IIRC] nut instead of a coarse thread brass nut.

However, since the tractor will be a "functional combination" of factory correct and owner's nostalgia [it was last used in the early 80's - original: manifold/carb/mag; updated with: variable governor/slide rod throttle linkage/straps instead of curtains/rubber tires] correct:
I used the fact that I had couple extra 1/2-13 nuts, and the 1/2-13 in the die-stock as an excuse for a bit of artistic license.

Head and manifold on!

spiffy1

Member

NawlensGator

Member

spiffy1

Member

old tired

Member

spiffy1

Member

spiffy1

Member

Similar threads