[AJD] Overhaul kits? Dumb question???

[Dean VP]

Bruce:

No, I hadn't seen your earlier response. The replacement pistons from JD
were aluminum?  Learn something new everyday. I must have been in a dream
world that JD was still selling replacement cast iron pistons! Hmmm. 

Dean A. Van Peursem
Snohomish, WA 98290

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storeroom door 


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-----Original Message-----
From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
[mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
Bruce Mahr
Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 7:32 PM
To: Antique John Deere mailing list
Subject: Re: [AJD] Overhaul kits? Dumb question???

Dean: I replied to you yesterday, maybe you didn't receive or see it, that I

had put in a set of pistons from Deere in a '46 B that were aluminum.

Bruce Mahr

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dean VP" <deanvp at att.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 1:16 PM
Subject: RE: [AJD] Overhaul kits? Dumb question???


> Greg:
>
> Is this true for the pistons we buy directly from JD as well? The
> replacements are aluminum for pistons that were originally cast iron?
>
> Dean A. Van Peursem
> Snohomish, WA 98290
>
> I'm a walking storeroom of facts..... I've just lost the key to the
> storeroom door
>
>
> www.deerelegacy.com
>
> http://members.cox.net/classicweb/email.htm
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
> greg at theoldtractorcompany.com
> Sent: Wednesday, December 01, 2004 10:47 AM
> To: Antique John Deere mailing list
> Subject: RE: [AJD] Overhaul kits? Dumb question???
>
> As a good general rule, most all pistons today are aluminum.
> Also, do not forget that all or nearly all of the aluminum pistons will be
> high compression design pistons so power increases realized more than 
> offset
> the old cast iron "luggability" in my opinion.
> Greg
>
> Greg Stephen
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> ------------------------------------------------
> On Tue, 30 Nov 2004 11:38:17 -0800, "Dean VP" <deanvp at att.net> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>
>>
>> www.deerelegacy.com
>>
>> http://members.cox.net/classicweb/email.htm
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> [mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
>> RWRAINEY5 at aol.com
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2004 10:22 AM
>> To: antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> 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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