Sorry didn't read to the end of your reply. An overheat engine merely take the stress out of the metal. Most drag racers I know want used motors has a starting point. When I was freshly out of college I had a 1962 Chrysler 300H. Little background; Chrysler took their lightest body off the production line (A Newport) Married a custom built BIG motor (A 300A had a 396/39? hemi with raised compression, special intake manifold--those motors were used for year as the starting point for the drag cars) by 1962 it was a 413ci motor with custom intake manifold the valves were huge and the small motor made just over 400 hp and it really would peg the speedo at 140 mph don't ask how I know. The valve were so large that the metal between the intake and the exhaust was very thin and would crack with just slight overheating. I got very good at changing heads; would figure out which had broken go to a wrecking yard for another head, get it rebuilt then replace the broken one with the newly rebuild one in about 2 hours. I remember one trip I took to Deception Pass--it got to smoking on the way and on the way home some guy thought he would race so I just ran off and disappeared. The rings broke on one piston. The whole point is that overheating isn't all that bad, It's cracks that are not so good. High Mileage motor? I had a turbo'ed 4 cylinder motor that broke the rings on 2 cylinders after 100,000 mi. I think the rings broke because of too much pressure from the turbo. I rebuilt the motor doing all the things I've talked about; Bronze valve guides, high quality bearings and rings. I also bored the cylinders and put in sleeves and new pistons. The motor is still running with no lose of power and no burning of oil. It has like 350,000 mi. on it today. Your not putting lipstick on a pig your building a keeper and depending what else you do maybe a racehorse.
Upload one or more videos to your post. Photo filesizes should be less than 300K and Videos, less than 2MB. Formats allowed are gif, jpg, png, ogg, mp4, mov, and avi. Be sure to use filenames without spaces or special characters, and filetypes of 3 digits lower case.
We sell tractor parts! We have the parts you need to repair your tractor - the right parts. Our low prices and years of research make us your best choice when you need parts. Shop Online Today. [ About Us ]
Today's Featured Article - Talk of the Town: The Saga of Grandpa's Tractor - by The following saga is from the Tractor Talk Discussion Forum. Someone. The saga starts with the following message: Hey guys I have a decision to make. I know what you all will probably suggest and it will probably agree with me way down inside, but here it is. I have a picture blown up and framed in my "tractor room" of a Farmall M. It was my Grandpa's tractor, of which whom I never got to meet. He froze to death getting this tractor out of the barn to pull a truck out of the ditch before I was born. Anyway my dad and aunt had to sell it at the auction,
... [Read Article]
Latest Ad:
Sell 1958 Hi-Altitude Massey Fergerson tractor, original condition. three point hitch pto engine, Runs well, photos available upon request
[More Ads]
All Rights Reserved. Reproduction of any part of this website, including design and content, without written permission is strictly prohibited. Trade Marks and Trade Names contained and used in this Website are those of others, and are used in this Website in a descriptive sense to refer to the products of others. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement and Privacy Policy
TRADEMARK DISCLAIMER: Tradenames and Trademarks referred to within Yesterday's Tractor Co. products and within the Yesterday's Tractor Co. websites are the property of their respective trademark holders. None of these trademark holders are affiliated with Yesterday's Tractor Co., our products, or our website nor are we sponsored by them. John Deere and its logos are the registered trademarks of the John Deere Corporation. Agco, Agco Allis, White, Massey Ferguson and their logos are the registered trademarks of AGCO Corporation. Case, Case-IH, Farmall, International Harvester, New Holland and their logos are registered trademarks of CNH Global N.V.