case vac cam

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newbie here , just got a case vac , think its a 1949 , cam gears are chewed and broken , looking for a used clean cam thats ready to install , and a used dist drive shaft gear , the tractor needs a rebuild , but its gonna have to be on hold tell some money is saved , just trying to get this tractor running and criuse around the woods with it and in the winters drag logs out of frozen swamp full of dead ash , i'v had this tractor running great after i got it , po told me he sent the dist in and it was rebuilt for a 180 bucks , but he never pulled the pan and removed the broken gear and all its peices , i pulled the pan and removed all the junk but the cam gear had peices missing out of it , so i sheared off a couple of roll pins and the last time it broke down , i broke the gear , did'nt notice this tell i read a post on this problem , went and looked and sure enought the cam gear was damaged , so tell i can do the rebuild i would like to get it running , my g-grandaughter loves to go for rides with me on this tractor , thats worth a million 8) plate number on panal is , 5365055 , can anybody here help with these parts cheap , thanks in advance

 

[Zachary Hoyt]

I have a cam and gear out of a 47 VAC with a VT 148 engine as I
recall, would sell for $40 for both. I can send photos. I'm not sure
if they would fit yours or not, I have little experience with Cases
and do not recall how to read the serial numbers or which parts are
interchangeable between the early and late versions of the VAC.
Zach

 

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thanks for the responce , is this a mag or dist type cam , the cam i need has a dist , and the gears on the cam are in the middle of the cam shaft , is there anybody who's reading this would no if the 1947 cam will fit into the 1949 case vac , i'm like you , i no nothing about this tractor , i'm learning fast , maybe some 1 will chime in and give us a hand , the price is right , thanks , i will try and find if this will work , a pic would be grat

 

[Zachary Hoyt]

This tractor had an upright distributor as you describe. Here are a couple of pictures.
Zach

 

[C. Amick]

When you pull off the oil filter make sure there is a hollow metal stem in there that slides up into the filter. Soemtimes they come off with the filter and get thrown away. The head will not lubricate properly without it.

 

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sure looks like the 1 , i done some seaching and the va series tractor had a 124 cc engine in them from 1942 to 1955 , so if this cam come from a va / vac it should work , how would you like to do this sale zach , iwould like the dist gear also , or even the whole dist if you have it, let me no when and how , this is a life saver for me , i would like to get my case back on the trails again , thanks

 

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sorry for all the confustion on my part , i checked the vt 148 engine , its not the same as my 124 cid , wished i new more about cams

 

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i was trying to find out what diff there was between the 124 and 148 cam , this is what was posted , yes they do, I have put "VA" series cams in 159 engines only problem you would have is installing one in a "power unit" type with a fuel pump as the "VA" ones do not have a lobe to run the pump, same lift/duration on them all , do you think your cam would fit my case vac , got this off the block vt328

 

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still hanging in here , and still looking for a case vac vt 338 engine cam shaft , help

 

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(quoted from post at 02:24:44 04/19/12) When you pull off the oil filter make sure there is a hollow metal stem in there that slides up into the filter. Soemtimes they come off with the filter and get thrown away. The head will not lubricate properly without it.

i did change the oil and was comfused with this tube sticking up , but it did stay in place when i removed the oil filter