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    New Radiator Does not sit high enough to put Radiator cap on once Hood is on!

    I got one from a New Holland dealer some years ago and had the opposite problem. It sat so high I couldn't even get the rubber pads underneath and the shroud was hitting the fan on the bottom. It was stamped "made in Turkey".
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    Valve replacement

    Yes, I had just begun to get it cleaned up when I saw that crack. I did finish getting it cleaned up. I'm well aware it's no longer a nice, machined surface like it was when it came out of the Ford factory at Highland Park 76 years ago and obviously I have no idea who's worked on it all those...
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    Valve replacement

    I finally got it started and it smoked like a mosquito fogger for about 20 minutes and then gradually diminished, It still had one cylinder that was missing, so after I shut it off, I sprayed some Sea Foam Deep Creep in each of the cylinders and let it sit overnight. I did this for the next...
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    Valve replacement

    The tractor ran fine when parked about 6 months ago and I didn't notice excessive oil use then. I checked compression again today and now the cylinders are all near normal compression. I'm going to button everything back up and see if it'll start and go from there. One thing I did notice when I...
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    Valve replacement

    Looks like a pretty good system! I may try that when I have things apart again.
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    Valve replacement

    The ATF in the cylinders is just to free up the carboned up rings that are stuck in the grooves. I had initially used some MMO and PB Blaster but ran out, I'll have to replenish my supply. Everything in the valve train is new except the valve seats, they were finished with a valve seat cutter...
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    Valve replacement

    The manifold wasn't on when I checked compression. What I read from Neway was that it doesn't help to lap after cutting, but it also doesn't hurt anything as some people do a light lap to check tolerance between the two surfaces (as opposed to dye). Apparently lapping will result in a better...
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    Valve replacement

    Well, I've got the new valves installed and did the 3 angle cuts on the inserts then lapped them and checked with the dye. Everything looked good. I put the head back on and got it torqued down and then checked compression again. I ended up using the copper coat on the head gasket. The...
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    Valve replacement

    Good to know, I'll check that. I was going to spray the head gasket with some copper coat, but since aluminum and copper react badly together perhaps, I should skip that step?
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    Valve replacement

    I've decided to use Gasoila soft set on all the head bolts that go into a coolant gallery. It has a good high temp rating, doesn't set up hard and I already had some on hand. I got the valves installed yesterday, and later today when it warms up a bit I'll get them adjusted, which is a little...
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    Valve replacement

    I looked at the crack a little more closely and now I see that hole with the head bolt threads is open to a common coolant gallery that's shared with the hole to the left so now I'm thinking I just need to use some hi temp thread sealant on all the head bolts. When this tractor was running last...
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    Valve replacement

    I was getting the block cleaned up and saw this crack. This is at the center bolt on the valve side of the block. Is there any chance just some sealer on those head bolt threads would be enough that the crack wouldn't cause any problems?
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    Valve replacement

    I'm replacing the valves and associated parts on my 8N and I have to say, the old parts don't come right out like they do in the videos! It took me almost a full day to get the old valves and guides removed. The guides wouldn't budge when I pushed on the top with a ground down screwdriver. The...
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    Roll Pin Punch Size?

    Thanks! I'll be going to the tool store today. Great idea about keeping all that stuff in a dedicated bag, I think I'm going to do that!
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    Roll Pin Punch Size?

    I was trying to drive out the roll pin holding the overrunning coupler on the pto shaft and can't quite find anything the right size in my tool box. Hooked up my plow and realized that's got to come off. I'm afraid the front plow coulter might hit it. I think anything with a taper will just make...
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