Operation "Redemption" KT17 rebuild

[ajgross]

Originally Posted by MWShaw

I did get it bolted back into the tractor yesterday afternoon, man that rear bolt on the starter side . Wow, I had to walk away from it for a minute, and take a break.

Sounds like you tried to bolt the engine to the engine plate with the plate already in the frame. It's much easier to remove/install the engine when it is attached to the plate.

AJ

[MWShaw]

Originally Posted by ajgross

Sounds like you tried to bolt the engine to the engine plate with the plate already in the frame. It's much easier to remove/install the engine when it is attached to the plate.

AJ

NOW you tell me!!!!!

[Sam Mac]

Yep it's easy to pull or replce when you remove the 6 bolts from the plate.

[MWShaw]

Originally Posted by ol'George

Short nipples? don't need no short nipples ha,LOL!

Thanks George, and to show my appreciation, I post up that nipple pic.

You ever see a Cub with such pretty -------?

A little progress tonight, getting closer. Here's the plate where the remote filter head mounts;


Filter in place;




I know the lines are going over the drive shaft, but I think it will work.

Next I took Matt's advise and relocated the hour meter under the hood. Then put the oil pressure gauge in it's old position. Thanks Matt.



I don't have to work tomorrow, so hopefully I can finish it up.

[ACecil]

Thanks for the great progress pics!

[Matt G.]

Looking good...If I were you'd I'd put a few washers between the bracket and the oil filter mount to get the lines a little further away from the driveshaft.

[MWShaw]

Originally Posted by ACecil

Thanks for the great progress pics!

Originally Posted by Matt G.

Looking good...If I were you'd I'd put a few washers between the bracket and the oil filter mount to get the lines a little further away from the driveshaft.

The pictures are deceiving, there's a good 1.5" between that lower line and the drive shaft. My rag joint was shot when I pulled the engine, it was basically spinning on (1) of the (2) bolts.

Even as bad as that was it would not have swung far enough to hit the lines where they are at now. If you look at where the bracket attaches to the frame rail, I have it under the rail, I could move it the top, but really feel there is no need.

[Matt G.]

Ok, that's not bad...in the picture, it looked like there was about 1/4" of clearance with the bottom line.

[MrGitrdone41]

I would like to put a oil presser gage on my 1812. How did you pulm the lines? could you get a pic?

[MWShaw]

Originally Posted by MrGitrdone41

I would like to put a oil presser gage on my 1812. How did you pulm the lines? could you get a pic?

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/EQU-6244

http://www.summitracing.com/parts/SUM-890091

I'll get more pictures tomorrow.