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    John deere G no serial # tag

    Thats a start Charlie, now does it have small round holes in the cast centers of the rear wheels?
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    flathead on a 48 G

    Thanks for all the help guys, so I have tried the impossible, literaly 5 times! I have found a 551r head and may have it cut down. What is a Berry cam? Right now it has a nice stock f120r in it. I saved 4 nice valves out of the original 551, have 4 uncut pushrods one new JD gasket and 9 new...
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    John Deere G No Tag

    Charlie, We can help you out to determine what range of year it is and that would be about it. Can you describe if it is styled or unstyled, and if it is styled, hand start or electric, battery under the seat or in front of the tappet cover? The serial number on the power-trol housing really...
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    flathead on a 48 G

    I did check the static compression at one point and if I remember correctly it was about 230 psi. I have run nothing but 114 Torco for fuel, mixed about 50/50 with 93 octane pump gas. Don"t really know where the timing is, the impulse on the flywheel I think is like 24 to 26 degrees BTDC, and...
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    flathead on a 48 G

    Sad part is I haven't even had anything attached to the drawbar except a Farmall 350 at the fouth of July party at a local farm, that was funny, except for the trenches in the driveway. Yes I now understand, I was just hopin....
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    optima batteries

    Im an Interstate Battery dealer, my rep says that the optimas are really no better than interstate, just more expensive, the only plus is that you can mount them in any position because of the gel cell technology.
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    flathead on a 48 G

    Hello everyone, I have a 48 G and have tried reinforcing the deck of my 486 flathead, jd headstuds, resurfaced deck of block and head, copper and factory jd gasket and still cannot get head to seal, even cut .300" off of aluminum pistons to relive compression. even with reinforced deck think its...
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    Head for a 47 JD G

    Im going back to a factory f551r head, have tried many different tactics to get my 486 to seal, I have run out of options.
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