Monthly Archives: June 2011

My shopping list so far…

Posted on June 30, 2011 by littletractorguy

I’m getting excited about the prospect of getting this engine going, but I’m trying to be realistic.  Not to be TOO negative, but I’m kinda already working under the assumption that this engine will be (if I get it running … Continue reading →

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Shipping out Bror’s carb…

Posted on June 30, 2011 by littletractorguy

Carb is all boxed up and ready for shipping down to Mark at CarbRescue… I know, I know, I’m wimping out, but two things… That carb is pretty dang rare, so I don’t want to #$%#$ it up I know my … Continue reading →

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The quest for parts begins!

Posted on June 28, 2011 by littletractorguy

Well, I got the first of probably MANY emails back from my JD parts person about this rebuild… The question of valve springs has been answered.  The Tec valve springs are obsolete, NLA… So, that answers THAT question… Unless I … Continue reading →

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Got some professional help!

Posted on June 27, 2011 by littletractorguy

Played hookey a bit at lunch today and took the crankcase, the crankshaft, camshaft, valves and piston into a machine shop for them to give a once-over… Here’s what I know… Cylinder bore is within spec (yay!), MAYBE a thousandths … Continue reading →

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A closer look at the bits!

Posted on June 25, 2011 by littletractorguy

So, I hauled out the piston, slinger, camshaft, crank and tappets for some pics in better light this morning… Here’s everything laid out… The camshaft Frankly, I think the camshaft looks pretty good… Tops of the lobes are a bit … Continue reading →

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Question/Discussion/Decision time!

Posted on June 25, 2011 by littletractorguy

So, tonight (after I picked LTGal up from work) I thought I’d just see whether I could get the camshaft out… And surprisingly, I could! So, out came the cam shaft, and I got a good look at it… Everything … Continue reading →

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So is THIS a thin-walled socket?

Posted on June 22, 2011 by littletractorguy

So I got delayed a bit on tractoring tonight because Littletractorgal needed me to replace our main floor bathroom taps… the the old set was a standard round knob tap, all dungy and leaky, which she’s having trouble turning with … Continue reading →

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Entering…. The Crankcase!

Posted on June 22, 2011 by littletractorguy

So, I decided to go for broke tonight and just dive in…  Here’s the ridge reamer, doing its thing….   aAnd here’s the cylinder cover from the top, with the bolts removed…. The INSIDE of the cylinder cover, looking pretty … Continue reading →

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Wow, lets kick this restoration into high gear!

Posted on June 21, 2011 by littletractorguy

So, I came into work this morning and these were sitting on my desk! A cylinder hone and a ridge reamer…. One of my co-workers, whose hobby in his youth was restoring/working on British sports cars, had mentioned a couple … Continue reading →

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Not really great day, but..Got the shaft keys off! Yay!

Posted on June 20, 2011 by littletractorguy

Today was not so good of a day, as LTGal’s bike steering failed on the way back from the bike repair place and she fell… Possibly a fractured wrist, so today was a lot of not good stuff, and trying … Continue reading →

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