100 Face Lift - Page 30

Sugarmaker · #**291** 02-24-2012, 09:59 PM

Todd,
Just trying to get caught up. Taking the night off

The reflectors look real good what about some clear?
The face lift is loooooking real good. The seat spacers will do the trick.
Regards,
Chris

Methos · #**292** 02-25-2012, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by zippy1

Duke, they were all rust, I just wire wheeled them, it's pretty much bare metal.

You did good!

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Originally Posted by Sugarmaker

Todd,
Just trying to get caught up. Taking the night off

The reflectors look real good what about some clear?
The face lift is loooooking real good. The seat spacers will do the trick.
Regards,
Chris

Todd, I agree with Chris.

mcieliesz · #**293** 02-28-2012, 10:00 PM

Zippy, I've been following your thread since you started. I'm doing about the same thing as you, but am nowhere near as far along. I'm really looking forward the seeing the 100 finished. They are such cool little tractors. Keep up the good work.

Regards, Mike

zippy1 · #**294** 02-29-2012, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by mcieliesz

Zippy, I've been following your thread since you started. I'm doing about the same thing as you, but am nowhere near as far along. I'm really looking forward the seeing the 100 finished. They are such cool little tractors. Keep up the good work.

Regards, Mike

Thanks guys,
Mike, yeh these tractors are cool. I'm also looking forward to it being finished, but I've learned it won't come easy or fast. Ran into a road block last night while taking the engine apart.
Got the tins off and head, then went for the pto and all but one of the set screws are either stripped or the allens are rounded out. I'm thinking the PO must have tried to get it apart in the past, and did a @$&% job.
I've never had a tractor with stripped or rounded set screws, another first. Soaked them with PB and just take the wait and see approach and try easy outs, and some yankee ingenuity.

zippy1 · #**295** 03-02-2012, 05:12 PM

Got some pictures of the engine today, (date on camera is wrong) went to hardware store for some more drill bits to drill out the PTO set screws, boy does that suck!
Nothing like pictures for reference's, notice the washers on the S.G. I would have forgotten the order for sure

With the head off, (picture is blurry) looks pretty tired, it never went through oil, I really wanted to just clean up the carbon and put new gaskets all around, but I'm not so sure now. What do the experts think?
I also did the reflectors a little different, painted them, they just didn't look right cleared. I think this will look ok.

ACecil · #**296** 03-02-2012, 05:35 PM

Thanks for the update pics on the 100, Todd.

Methos · #**297** 03-02-2012, 08:54 PM

Awesome updates! The reflectors loks great too!

Sugarmaker · #**298** 03-04-2012, 10:16 AM

Todd,
The reflector housings look great yellow!
My thoughts don't really count as I am not a expert on these engines! I have had several that run real well with just some minor items like gaskets. Easy for me to say this but its up to you. As much work as you have put into the rest of the tractor I would seriously consider a complete engine rebuild. Heck you have it just about apart. Now is the time to freshen everything! I know its more money and time.
I guess looking at the marks if any in the cylinder bore and maybe measuring the bore would be good places to start. Second would be to pull the oil pan off and give a good exam on the inside. Then the condition of the valve seats.
Keep us posted. Love the pictures! Its going to look awesome!
Regards,
Chris

zippy1 · #**299** 03-04-2012, 09:04 PM

Not a good cub day. Been trying to get the front PTO off. The set screws are rusted bad.
I tried drilling them out, but had no luck. So now I cut the pulley basket to get at the bearing set screws. Ok, got those out. Beat on the darn think till I was blue in the face and now I see, there's a clip on the front holding everything on

So tomorrow night I'll try and get it off without brealing it into pieces, I've never had trouble getting one of these PTO off before. So I guess I'll be able to cross that off the list now!
Will be posting a want add I guess for the starter pulley

zippy1 · #**300** 03-04-2012, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Sugarmaker

Todd,
The reflector housings look great yellow!
My thoughts don't really count as I am not a expert on these engines! I have had several that run real well with just some minor items like gaskets. Easy for me to say this but its up to you. As much work as you have put into the rest of the tractor I would seriously consider a complete engine rebuild. Heck you have it just about apart. Now is the time to freshen everything! I know its more money and time.
I guess looking at the marks if any in the cylinder bore and maybe measuring the bore would be good places to start. Second would be to pull the oil pan off and give a good exam on the inside. Then the condition of the valve seats.
Keep us posted. Love the pictures! Its going to look awesome!
Regards,
Chris

Thanks Chris, I was kind of thinking a rebuild myself.
I thought the reflectors would look pretty good painted, I think it was the right move.
Take care,