Repainting Tractor

Pigpuller · #1 12-25-2013, 04:45 PM

I always said Cub Cadets should be yellow & white, but with the run of bad luck that I had with this motor I thought a new paint job would change my luck around for me. Lets see how 2014 works out for me with red paint.

dvogtvpe · #2 12-25-2013, 05:01 PM

red paint is good for 5 horse extra. looks nice. 86 Polaris 400 , bought a new one in 86. sold it , now I wish I could find it again

Pigpuller · #3 12-25-2013, 05:20 PM

TELL ya what I guess I should not talk about snowmobile on here but that thing is a little rocket on the snow . also here in pa. you can pickup really nice older sleds for cheap. now to tell you about my tractor I have been so frustrated with it for 3yrs now finally came to the conclusion that I must of had a hardened block .never could get the rings to stay sealed after 4 hooks down track they were leaking. always sealed up great on the dyno but never stayed sealed so we started over with a different block this year.

Cubcrazy · #4 12-25-2013, 06:52 PM

Red looks good! Hope you have better luck with it!

ACecil · #5 12-25-2013, 07:48 PM

Very nice puller! Good luck in 2014!

dvogtvpe · #6 12-26-2013, 10:26 AM

I don't think its from a hardend block, sounds more like out of round or the taper or maybe the grit of the stone you were honing the bore with .
We built several 50.5 flatheads with a chrome bore, they had to be honed with a diamond hone and had trouble with ring seal but we were able to correct it by going to a softer ring.

Pigpuller · #7 12-26-2013, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by dvogtvpe

I don't think its from a hardend block, sounds more like out of round or the taper or maybe the grit of the stone you were honing the bore with .
We built several 50.5 flatheads with a chrome bore, they had to be honed with a diamond hone and had trouble with ring seal but we were able to correct it by going to a softer ring.

did not know what else to do the man that works on my motors is pretty darn good. he even talked to the folks at TOTAL SEAL where he gets rings they recommended a softer ring it worked great for 4 hooks down the track than lost seal again.after 3yrs of doing this we gave up on block funny thing is I ran it one whole season one year and the honing and crosshatch marks were still in cylinder when we tore it down.do you not think the marks should of been gone after one whole season ?
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dvogtvpe · #8 12-26-2013, 05:34 PM

no, there should have been cross hatch present after a year. how were you determining that the rings were losing seal? stock piston? did you rehone it with every ring set ? did you ever go to an oversize to get the bore straight and round?

Pigpuller · #9 12-26-2013, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by dvogtvpe

no, there should have been cross hatch present after a year. how were you determining that the rings were losing seal? stock piston? did you rehone it with every ring set ? did you ever go to an oversize to get the bore straight and round?

leak down on motor both exhaust and intake valves were tight no air leak .air blowing past rings .the man doing motor is very well known here in PA. for the quality of the pulling motors that he builds.he actually has a waiting list of customers for the top of the line motor he builds.it is odd they seal well on the dyno but after a few hooks rings no longer sealed

cubcadet · #10 12-27-2013, 09:02 AM

looks good, good luck with it.