Farmall A engine trouble

Anonymous-0 · Jul 17, 2013

I have a farmall a and my dad overheated it and it started pushing coolant out the exhaust, my dad shut it off and got me and the motor was locked up pulled the plugs and number 3 was full, we pulled the head thinking it blew a head gasket, head gasket seemed fine, sent the head off and it was cracked, apon further inspection we also found a really noticeable crack between the number 2 and 3 sleeve, so what im asking you guys is what is my best option, find a another engine and if so do you know who or where I could get one, also what other farmall had and engine that would bolt right up and work, let me know all the details please, or is my block repairable and find another head, the engine did smoke alittle at startup and had really low oil pressure and it did use oil, let me know what you guys think! thanks!

gene bender · Jul 17, 2013

Any 113 block from that era will work later blocks will work also you will need to put a plate over the hole for the hy pump but the blocks will still work. Depending on th size of the crack you could still use that engne.

old · Jul 18, 2013

Some cracks like that are common and no big deal others if big enough yep need to replace the block. As for a head I think I still have one or 2 laying around

Tom Fleming · Jul 18, 2013

I have torn apart 8 -9 C113's, and at least 7 of them had that crack. Not a huge deal as some were NOT leaking coolant. I put a couple of them back into service, and they are fine. I did replace the head gaskets, and used the copper sealer on them being a bit heavy around the crack.

Your call, but not necessarily the end of the world. Worst case, if you put it back together and she leaks, you have lost $20 for a head gasket, and your labor. Still a lot easier that replacing the engine, and worth the shot.

Farmall A engine trouble

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