I am in the process of putting together my 3400 puzzle. I've never heard this tractor run, I bought it halfway through the rebuilding process. The head was supposedly the problem and the previous had the head rebuilt, just needed put back together. Anyways, I got the new head gasket and the head installed yesterday. I also installed the push rods and rocker arm assembly and got it all torqued down properly.
Now here is my situation. I want to check compression before I put alot of time and money into this tractor. With the head reinstalled, can I check compression now or do I need to be farther along? If I can, do I just hook jumper cables to the starter? There is no battery and I don't even see any cables, so I am assuming they are in the parts box somewhere.
Also, I've heard that I need to pressurize the oil system, how do I do that? And please forgive my ignorance, but I know very little terminology when it comes to this type of stuff, so treat me like a kindergartner! Pictures are my friend! My dad was never into this type of stuff so I am trying to teach myself. Any and all help is greatly appreciated!
Now here is my situation. I want to check compression before I put alot of time and money into this tractor. With the head reinstalled, can I check compression now or do I need to be farther along? If I can, do I just hook jumper cables to the starter? There is no battery and I don't even see any cables, so I am assuming they are in the parts box somewhere.
Also, I've heard that I need to pressurize the oil system, how do I do that? And please forgive my ignorance, but I know very little terminology when it comes to this type of stuff, so treat me like a kindergartner! Pictures are my friend! My dad was never into this type of stuff so I am trying to teach myself. Any and all help is greatly appreciated!