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  1. J

    SMTA runs rough till its warmed up

    Have a SMTA that starts fine, but after a few minutes it misses and sputters when you give it any throttle or have any load on it. Does not blow black smoke when it is doing this so do not think it is flooding or running rich. Rebuilt engine and carb a few years ago, it has run perfect up till...
  2. J

    66 Ford 4000 exhaust pipe problem

    Thanks Matt, Wasn't sure if there was an aftermarket pipe for that aftermarket manifold.
  3. J

    66 Ford 4000 exhaust pipe problem

    Hi All, 4 years ago i purchased a exhaust manifold for my 4000. Well, just got around to putting it on. I do not remember who i bought it from, but it was on ebay. All went well with the install, but needed a new pipe that goes on top of the manifold. Bought one last week and when i went to...
  4. J

    Replacement coils

    Hi all, Looking for good replacement coils for a 1954 6v NAA and a 1966 4000 12v. Not liking the looks of the ones in the tune up kits. Thanks in advance, Dave
  5. J

    1966 Ford 4000 backfire

    My 4000 3 cylinder backfires when I back down the throttle, it will run like a top all day, but when you let off of it, it pop like a gun. Will do it with the stock exhaust pipe or a straight pipe. Messed with timing a bit, no change, changed plugs and looked for any leaks in the intake and...
  6. J

    Anti-freeze in SMTA Oil

    Just went through this with my SMTA ... Cracked head. so, new 450 LP Head, new valves, 4 1/8 overbore sleeves & high compression pistons, new main & rod bearings and now I have one great running SMTA.
  7. J

    Anti freeze coming out of water pump gease zerk

    Ok, That explains it. The zerk was covered in a thick coat of paint and hadn't been used in years. Scraped it clean and greased it, now it leaks. I will look for a cap or replace it. Thanks
  8. J

    Anti freeze coming out of water pump gease zerk

    Have a water pump on my M that was leaking anti freeze out of the front of the water pump. Removed pump and dug out what was left of old packing, installed new packing and put some grease in the zerks. Now have anti freeze coming out of the bottom grease zerk. Never leaked from this zerk...
  9. J

    SMTA Cracked head / engine rebuild

    Thanks, Plan on pulling the motor this weekend and will get a good look at the rest of it. Plan on welding a fitting in the valve cover to take care of the breather tube.
  10. J

    SMTA Cracked head / engine rebuild

    Hi All, Looking for some advice on my SMTA. Found some antifreeze in cylinder 4. Pulled head and had it checked, found cracks in it. It has the 8060 head on it. I found a 362174R1 head ( believe off a 400) that has a valve job, new seats and has been surfaced and am thinking of putting this...
  11. J

    SMTA Radiator

    Hi All, Had to pull out the radiator last night on the SMTA. Followed along with the brief instructions in the service manual. Got it all loose and was having a time with the fan shroud so I took out the 4 bolts and left it on the tractor to get by the fan. Looking at those top bolts now, it...
  12. J

    SMTA transmission / TA Fluids

    Thanks for the responses ... Thought that was it, but wasn't sure. Then read the manual and I think that confused me more.
  13. J

    SMTA transmission / TA Fluids

    Looking to change fluids in rear end as it looks like its a bit milky. This is my first TA tractor so just want to make sure I am doing this right. Have the owners manual & the service manual and did a lot of searching and am still not positive on a few things. Pulled the two plugs on the...
  14. J

    3010 gas engine oil capacity

    Looking for the capacity for the engine oil, tractordata doesn't list it and can not seem to google the answer, Thanks
  15. J

    SMTA Pre cleaner

    Thank you all for the responses. I don't mind the pre-cleaner, its just that I have no where to put the little JD in a glass jar and watch it spin around.
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