oldfarmall
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Hello-
First want to say thank you for all the input from members on diagnosing my cracked head on my Farmall 300 row crop tractor. Have a few questions for the reinstall once I find a good head.
1. Should I remove all the head studs from engine block for cleaning and reseal the threads when putting back in? Best way to reinstall studs (meaning do the studs have to be torqued or just tight)?
2. What is best way to prep engine block head gasket surface before reinstalling head? Was thinking of using a buffing wheel on a small right angle air grinder to clean up the surface.
3. The IH manual says to tighten head nuts to 70 ft. pounds in an even pattern. Is there a proper torque sequence, other than "even" pattern the manual describes? Work from middle of head and go outward? Torque in steps up to 70?
4. The head gasket I removed was a Victor gasket. Are these good quality head gaskets? Anyone know the Victor head gasket set part number for the C-169 engine? I can't find it anywhere online.
5. Part number on the top of the pistons is 374299R1 and also CAM-Z16. Are these fire crater pistons, they are not flat top, have raised portion on them? Also, are the pistons oversize to what a C175 engine would be like in a Farmall 350?
6. Anywhere near central WI that you guys would trust with a head crack repair, or a shop that will check a used head?
Thanks again for all the help so far! I hope to get this tractor back up an running soon.
-Jesse
First want to say thank you for all the input from members on diagnosing my cracked head on my Farmall 300 row crop tractor. Have a few questions for the reinstall once I find a good head.
1. Should I remove all the head studs from engine block for cleaning and reseal the threads when putting back in? Best way to reinstall studs (meaning do the studs have to be torqued or just tight)?
2. What is best way to prep engine block head gasket surface before reinstalling head? Was thinking of using a buffing wheel on a small right angle air grinder to clean up the surface.
3. The IH manual says to tighten head nuts to 70 ft. pounds in an even pattern. Is there a proper torque sequence, other than "even" pattern the manual describes? Work from middle of head and go outward? Torque in steps up to 70?
4. The head gasket I removed was a Victor gasket. Are these good quality head gaskets? Anyone know the Victor head gasket set part number for the C-169 engine? I can't find it anywhere online.
5. Part number on the top of the pistons is 374299R1 and also CAM-Z16. Are these fire crater pistons, they are not flat top, have raised portion on them? Also, are the pistons oversize to what a C175 engine would be like in a Farmall 350?
6. Anywhere near central WI that you guys would trust with a head crack repair, or a shop that will check a used head?
Thanks again for all the help so far! I hope to get this tractor back up an running soon.
-Jesse