little by little i've been pulling the engine apart on my F14 and the pistons/cylinders have been soaking for about a year now. i've had the head off for a while and took the oilpan off about a week or so ago. well today i decided the pistons were coming out. two of the cylinders looked great, one had some rust and the fourth had a good bit of water in it. in the two good looking cylinders the pistons came out with just a bit of tapping. the third one needed some persuasion to get started, but then came right out. the most rusted one i had to tap on the connecting rod with a hammer and brass rod for a few minutes, but once it started it came out with some more gentle tapping.so now i have a few questions. three sets of the rod bearings say something similar to: IH STD F-23 35578-DB CGB 1 1 the fourth says: Fm IH 35578-DB L-200 3 49 i know i have to check the rods and crank journals because the reason this engine was stopped was because the bearing on the #3 rod was loose and all the rod journals show some light scoring. the oil pickup on the bottom of the oil pump was broken off and laying in the bottom of the oil pan, so i'm guessing it wasn't getting the proper oil flow. the bearings don't look real bad, except for the #3 one (and most of it is still there, but it was loose). i'm guessing on the oddball bearing it is a Federal-Mogul replacement bearing, but i was just wondering what the L-200 meant. also, if the pistons and cylinders measure good on the two that look okay, has anyone had good luck just putting good used pistons/cylinders in (for the two worse looking ones)? this tractor will only be used for mowing and maybe some other light-duty chores (or pulling a firewood wagon around and such). how far oversized can these cylinders be bored, or do folks just replace them? finally, how do the cylinders come out of the block? do i need a press or special tools? can i turn the block upside down and use a block of wood and a mallet to drive them out? any tips are appreciated. thanks, andy b.
| 
