[AT] Q. for JD "experts"--or anyone--SOLVED!

John Boehm rustyacres at yahoo.com
Sat Mar 12 06:25:42 PST 2005


Are you sure the head can't be fixed? The machine shop
I use regularly replaces valve seats as needed in two
cylinder Deere heads.

John Boehm
Woodland, CA
Visit my web site at http://vintagetractors.com


--- John Wilkens <jwilkens at eoni.com> wrote:
> Thanks everyone four your suggestions!   The problem
> is 
> solved.  Magnafluxing revealed a hairline crack in
> one valve seat....which 
> apparently was opening up after the engine ran for
> 15-20 minutes and 
> letting air into the water jacket.  Now to look for
> a new head (too 
> expensive to fix I think).
> John W.
> 
> 



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