[AJD] Overhaul kits? Dumb question???

Bruce Mahr martian at winco.net
Wed Dec 1 05:56:40 PST 2004


Dean: I put in new Deere pistons in a '46 B this fall and they were 
aluminum.

Bruce Mahr

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dean VP" <deanvp at att.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 1:38 PM
Subject: RE: [AJD] Overhaul kits? Dumb question???


> Rachel:
>
> In some cases the cylinders had to be bored out more than 0.045" due to
> damage or excessive wear. This slight increase in piston diameter really
> doesn't offer much HP increase. Increasing the compression and/or stroke
> does.
>
> But my question really is: Are all JD's pistons sold today up to the 20
> series, cast iron pistons. And are all aftermarket pistons that are sold
> today, aluminum no matter for what tractor?
>
> Dean A. Van Peursem
> Snohomish, WA 98290
>
> I'm a walking storeroom of facts..... I've just lost the key to the
> storeroom door
>
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Re: [AJD] Overhaul kits? Dumb question???
>
> Dean;
>
> I'm pretty sure that Deere only sold the .45 over cast pistons for models
> prior to the numbered series.   Too, they did not recommend bores larger
> than
> that for any of their two cylinders, so far as I know.  My dad has or had 
> a
> book
> put out by Deere about this very thing.    Speaking for myself, I can't 
> for
> the life of me figure out why any sane person would put .125s or .250s in 
> a
> John
> Deere B!   These tractors simply weren't designed for that much power, and
> it
> seems almost criminal to "overhaul" them that way.
>
> Just my opinion,
> Rachel
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