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    1949 Moline R proper engine timing to adjust valves

    100% agree now that I’ve discovered my lil gremlin
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    1949 Moline R proper engine timing to adjust valves

    I actually was thinking about it 🤔 and have a theory now. From trying to unstick the engines all 4 pistons we did the old pour penetrating oils down all 4 cylinders and let soak for weeks. Well being impatient lead to some jumping on the hand crank handle. Even a jack. I’m thinking the bracket...
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    1949 Moline R proper engine timing to adjust valves

    that’s correct, why I removed the covers to be able to exactly see what’s going on in the crankcase. And pulled spark plugs to verify that piston was at TDC on compression stroke for each cylinder before setting valve tolerances. However I can say it took more than a just a half turn of the hand...
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    1949 Moline R proper engine timing to adjust valves

    So after listening to folks advice we simply focused on getting cylinder #1 to TDC. Pretty easy to see the high crown of the piston through the spark plug hole. Adjusted intake valve to .012 and exhaust to .018. Then moved on to cylinder 3 per firing order. Interestingly the half turn on the...
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    1949 Moline R proper engine timing to adjust valves

    Kind of a special moment, was told that the moline’s lights never worked when my dad was growing up he was born in 1956. New wiring harness and headlights. She has working lights again
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    1949 Moline R proper engine timing to adjust valves

    Original starter motor was rebuilt and cranks it over the correct clockwise direction
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    1949 Moline R proper engine timing to adjust valves

    Lil fresh paint
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    1949 Moline R proper engine timing to adjust valves

    All I can figure is has to be in the valve timing since the distributor, crank and cam were never removed
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    1949 Moline R proper engine timing to adjust valves

    Professional Minneapolis moline restoration and machine shop in north Wisconsin. disassembled heads, hot tanked, cleaned, cylinders honed out, new piston rings installed, valve job done all reassembled for you to bolt back on. Highly doubt any dirt or debris
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    1949 Moline R proper engine timing to adjust valves

    Grandfather bought it brand new in 1949 from a local dealer, only tractor we ever bought new LoL. Been on the farm ever since, they used the heck out of it then sat around in barns and garages since the early 1980s. In my entire life I’ve only ever seen it run maybe 10 minutes. Decided tired of...
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    1949 Moline R proper engine timing to adjust valves

    Does the timing marks on the crank and cam being matched up designate TDC as well? Is .08 intake .10 exhaust valve clearance acceptable? For a totally cold engine. Once you adjust valves in cylinder 1 do you then adjust cylinders in there firing order 1-3-4-2. Leave the crank alone, or follow...
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    1949 Moline R proper engine timing to adjust valves

    Working on a 1949 Moline R and have been going through the engine. All 4 pistons stuck. After getting the pistons unstuck head blocks and valves redone, new piston rings. Replaced about everything, cap, rotor, wires, plugs, carb rebuilt, generator rebuilt, new voltage regulator, wiring harness...
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