I had bought an IH 1066 that had a cab fire. I knew it was going to be a challenge, but when done, would be a darn nice tractor.
The cab was junk, so that was removed. The wiring harness was burned, along with gauges, so that was also replaced.
Water had gotten in the engine during the fire put out, and things were rusted up, so the motor was overhauled with new sleeves and pistons, with a valve job, and the head was planed.
It's back in running order, but with a fire, little things are popping up.
After taking the tractor for a spin, I found out the clutch slipped badly. So the tractor was split, and a new clutch, pressure plate, and throw out bearing, along with the PTO clutch.
Tractors up and running, but noticed a little trickle of antifreeze leaking out of the back of the head. Not much, but over time, could be a lot. I didn't re torque the head, but on assembly, I used Permatex Hi Tack on both sides of the head. As I said, it was planed.
What may be causing the leak. The head was also magnifluxed for cracks. Wondering if I put some block sealer in the antifreeze, and let it get warmed up to see if that would seal it, or should a new head gasket be put in?
Also, when running, the differential lock valve was leaking, so I took that apart, and installed new seals. Now the diff lock doesn't leak, it leaks inside the right brake assembly. I looked at the exploded view of the diff lock assembly, which looks like a clutch/pressure plate configuration. The parts I would think may cause a leak, would be the 3 or 4 O-rings in the assembly.
Anybody have any thoughts on that?
The first time I took it for a spin, after bleeding the brakes, the brakes worked fine. The second time, after noticing the fluid leak out of the diff lock, the right brake started to grab, without putting the brake on. It's not letting loose either.
I knew this would be time consuming, but the tractor is worth it. It has the 1466 motor in it, with turbo, so it's around 150 HP.
Hope someone can give me some advice on these little things.
The cab was junk, so that was removed. The wiring harness was burned, along with gauges, so that was also replaced.
Water had gotten in the engine during the fire put out, and things were rusted up, so the motor was overhauled with new sleeves and pistons, with a valve job, and the head was planed.
It's back in running order, but with a fire, little things are popping up.
After taking the tractor for a spin, I found out the clutch slipped badly. So the tractor was split, and a new clutch, pressure plate, and throw out bearing, along with the PTO clutch.
Tractors up and running, but noticed a little trickle of antifreeze leaking out of the back of the head. Not much, but over time, could be a lot. I didn't re torque the head, but on assembly, I used Permatex Hi Tack on both sides of the head. As I said, it was planed.
What may be causing the leak. The head was also magnifluxed for cracks. Wondering if I put some block sealer in the antifreeze, and let it get warmed up to see if that would seal it, or should a new head gasket be put in?
Also, when running, the differential lock valve was leaking, so I took that apart, and installed new seals. Now the diff lock doesn't leak, it leaks inside the right brake assembly. I looked at the exploded view of the diff lock assembly, which looks like a clutch/pressure plate configuration. The parts I would think may cause a leak, would be the 3 or 4 O-rings in the assembly.
Anybody have any thoughts on that?
The first time I took it for a spin, after bleeding the brakes, the brakes worked fine. The second time, after noticing the fluid leak out of the diff lock, the right brake started to grab, without putting the brake on. It's not letting loose either.
I knew this would be time consuming, but the tractor is worth it. It has the 1466 motor in it, with turbo, so it's around 150 HP.
Hope someone can give me some advice on these little things.
