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    Overcurrent burning coils

    It's normal for the charging system to go high right after start up. If you are melting wires at 20A I would check the size of the wire. 30A requires a Number 10 wire. 20A a number 12 wire. Check the size of the wire from the solenoid to the ammeter.
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    172 Camshaft info needed

    Thanks for the replies! I'll get on the phone.
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    172 Camshaft info needed

    My 57 850 172 cid recently broke the camshaft - along with all the gears back to the hyd pump - which was the culprit. The pump shaft broke and... To my question the cam thrust plate also broke and these are not available. So I made one out of mild steel. The original is cast iron - any...
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    Oil pump shaft

    Yes I agree - it's not the cost so much as availability. I have only found complete distributors so far. What is in a new distributor that keeps the hex shaft in place? I am hopeful that someone else might have come across the same problem and come up with an answer I haven't thought of.
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    Oil pump shaft

    I have just completed a rebuild of my tractor eng. (172 gas) in the process I replaced the oil pump shaft that was severely worn with a piece of a 1/4 " hex wrench cut to length. Is there a way to keep it from sliding out of the worn end of the distributor shaft? I peened it and shimmed it but I...
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    850 Valve cover studs

    Thanks for the reply!
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    850 Valve cover studs

    Hi folks - I have just rebuilt the engine and while putting the rocker cover back on I noticed that one of the cover studs is stripped. Question - are the studs pressed in or threaded? I spent a lot of time on that rocker shaft it's a mess - don't know how I missed the studs.[/list]
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