messy gearhead
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My dad owned three SC's, a DC and a 400 Case that we farmed with many years ago. I have lots of great Case memories. Now I have two boys interesting in fixing up old tractors and until last Saturday we only had one tractor, so I picked up a 1945 SC that I thought was going to be an easy project. My dad passed away three years ago and I can't ask him for advice so I'm turning to the next best resource (this site).
We tried to drive it home, but it over heated about 2 miles down the road so we just towed it the rest of the way home. Before we left we had to add about a gallon of coolant, no obvious major leaks, just a little seeping around the top hose. I think the thermostat or radiator might be plugged up as the tractor was stored with no radiator cap for more than 4 years. Is there anything else in the cooling system to look out for?
After I got it home I checked the compression and noticed the #2 cylinder was at 50 psi, all the others were about 65 psi. Also some hissing sound from the intake while #2 was coming up on compression so I pulled the valve cover and found a partially stuck open intake valve. I got the valve freed up and it seems to run smoother now, but I found some bent pushrods. I pulled a few out thinking I could straighten them, but they are nearly corroded / rusted through near the lifter end. Any idea where I can get some SC pushrods?
Now the part the worries me the most. Once I put a muffler on it, I could hear a random, but fairly loud knocking. It sounds like metal banging on metal. It's coming form the governor. I did some searching and didn't find any posts about SC governor noise. Has anyone had SC governor issues? What is involved with removing the governor assembly?
Thanks for the help.
We tried to drive it home, but it over heated about 2 miles down the road so we just towed it the rest of the way home. Before we left we had to add about a gallon of coolant, no obvious major leaks, just a little seeping around the top hose. I think the thermostat or radiator might be plugged up as the tractor was stored with no radiator cap for more than 4 years. Is there anything else in the cooling system to look out for?
After I got it home I checked the compression and noticed the #2 cylinder was at 50 psi, all the others were about 65 psi. Also some hissing sound from the intake while #2 was coming up on compression so I pulled the valve cover and found a partially stuck open intake valve. I got the valve freed up and it seems to run smoother now, but I found some bent pushrods. I pulled a few out thinking I could straighten them, but they are nearly corroded / rusted through near the lifter end. Any idea where I can get some SC pushrods?
Now the part the worries me the most. Once I put a muffler on it, I could hear a random, but fairly loud knocking. It sounds like metal banging on metal. It's coming form the governor. I did some searching and didn't find any posts about SC governor noise. Has anyone had SC governor issues? What is involved with removing the governor assembly?
Thanks for the help.
