[mortten]

Dad bought this new in 65. Somewhere along the line he bought an 1812 and this sat. In 93 I borrowed it. Used it a couple of times and it threw the rod through the block. I stuck it in the shed. Around 2001 I found an engine. I took the entire tractor apart an was going to redo it. Life got in the way and it sat in boxes. In 2010 I decided to put it back together as is. Rebuilt the clutch and steering box. Got it all ready to go and the engine wouldn’t turn over against the compression. Pulled the cam cover and the ACR tab was broken off. Got a cam but again life happened and it sat. Finally this summer I decided to go at it. Pulled the engine to replace the cam. It had been bored .020 over. The bore and piston measured good but the rod and crank where scored. Had the crank turned .020 under and got a .020 under rod and had the valves faced. Deglazed the cylinder and put new rings in it. Now after 27 years it back together and runs like a champ. I think I like it with the patina. I’ll give it to the grandson when he gets a little older.