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    Heres a problem to think on

    I've had good luck spraying (liberally)on the inside of the distributor with good old WD40 as it displaces moisture very well. Just spray and turn over and shake it out,,,Done,,! Good Luck!
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    rod and main bearing "TANGS" on TO20

    Hey Brian, Thanks for that info. Well, the moment of Truth got here yesterday with a new set of main bearings, so I plastigauged em and am very satisfied with the oil film clearances of .002, .003 and .002. I'm gonna remove the crank to verify Papaw's suggestion to check the fit of rod caps...
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    rod and main bearing "TANGS" on TO20

    Hey Pomester,,hoping you are privy to some info that I would LOVE to have,,,,,Since I understand that the TO20 is a Continental engine,,do you know which other engine (s)shares the same Bell housing bolt pattern as the TO20,,,?? Reason is,,I have another TO20 that the engine has suffered the...
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    rod and main bearing "TANGS" on TO20

    Hey Papaw8,,yeah, in a previous post, I noted the crank and the rod journals required .010 OS bearings as indicated by a trusted caliper. Thanks for staying with me on this,,,,,
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    rod and main bearing "TANGS" on TO20

    Great idea Papaw8,,I'm gonna do just that when I get back to work area,,,,, I'm sure glad to be going over all these issues,, as,,, if you followed my original assembly,,,I used my many years of building engines and Now looking like I was wrong in assembling the TO20 same as all them SBC's and...
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    rod and main bearing "TANGS" on TO20

    YES,,,and ole ARK68SS (1968 Chevelle Super Sport?) has got me to go take a REAL close look-see at the actual block as to what he is saying. 1. The rear main cap will ONLY go on ONE way, and with it having the tang register in block it "requires" the tangs be assembeled opposite from each...
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    TO20 oil filter questions

    Hey Duner Wi,,many Thanks for that info,,I've broken all my real small drill bits,,,,LOL Can I run by some of my questions on the oiling system of the TO20's,,? Since I did not hear a "NO",,I'll go ahead and ask,,,,,LOL I should get the new main bearings Mon or Tues and should have bottom...
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    rod and main bearing "TANGS" on TO20

    Well, Tom H,,,you are "King For A Day" in my book,,!! This has been distressing me for the longest. I actually took that statement I quoted from a Ferguson Shop Manual that some kind person here sent me some years ago and I did also find ONE mention on YouTube. I have rebuilt many engines...
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    rod and main bearing "TANGS" on TO20

    OK, it's been a LONG day for me on this thing,,,!!! Let's start over. I did not want to get long winded as I sometimes do but after the ruckus started,, I removed the main caps and cleaned em on the grinder with wire brush and there ain't nuttin on any of the 3, Always before I have placed the...
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    rod and main bearing "TANGS" on TO20

    Hey Papaw8,,many THANKS for your input, I DO appreciate your time. I am like you in that I've rebuilt many, mostly SBC's and have always placed the tangs, lips tabs on same side of the rod,,, I did find this on the web earlier on, Ferguson TO20 Z120 engines,,,," Also, it may be helpful to note...
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    rod and main bearing "TANGS" on TO20

    JEEEZE, guy,,did you get up on the wrong side of your bed? I was under the impression that the site was to "Help" those that love these tractors and are trying to keep them running,,but you have now proven me wrong. Hope you do have a better ,"rest of the day",,,!!
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    rod and main bearing "TANGS" on TO20

    OK,, on my everlasting project, I have come up on something beyond my knowledge, it seems. As I posted sometime back, I had replaced the rod bearings on the TO20 AND since I did not notice the orinentation of the bearing tangs, as the caps came out,,,I installed the caps with the tangs on SAME...
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    TO20 oil filter questions

    Howdy,,, I am wondering at the size of the TINY hole in the vertical tube that feeds the oil to the filter from the center main bearing. I did not have a small enough drill bit to prove the actual size as I figure that exact size is going to have to be maintained in order to maintain correct...
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    Liner removal tool,,,?

    Well,,,I finally got back to the Fergie liners after a few days of moping around of missing my Honey of 53 years,,,just cannot help myself,,but I'm doing better, I think. I got the liners all cleaned up and had to make an extension for the round wire brush to use on the bottom O'Ring sealing...
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    Liner removal tool,,,?

    Hey Pomester, Yeah,,,I started to take some pics of all the trash in the block, but was so upset and tired I passed. This block had way more trash around #4 also,,,? My bet is it will run much cooler than it did before,,,, :lol: I'm wondering what a man can spray to dissolve that what has...
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