[AJD] Why paying attention to details is important... 48 A stories...

[Chris C]

Dean,

      It was a bit of a let down as I was hoping to
get that tractor started today...  but what's a few
more weeks.  I have been wanting to rebuild Grandpa's
A correctly for a while,  so the block and pistons
will still get to used.  I thought that the block
change took place at 584,000 and did not even think to
look into compatibility as the tractor this block came
from and the A HC were both over 600,000 in serial
number.   As it turns out there is a block casting
change at 648,000.  I think the HC is 608,xxx..  Oh
well,  another lesson learned.

      On a side note,  I have been watching what are
described as '1941 A' light brackets with much
interest on Ebay,  but the seller is not answering my
questions.  Any idea if they are legit?

  Item number is 7586433103.   

           Chris

--- Dean VP <deanvp at att.net> wrote:

> Chris:
> 
> That is unfortunate. At least you have another
> tractor to use it on. Some
> days are better than others! Glad to hear your wife
> is home safe and sound.
> 
> Dean A. Van Peursem
> Snohomish, WA 98290
> 
> Forbidden fruits create many jams!
> 
> 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
> Chris C
> Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 3:22 PM
> To: ATIS LIST
> Subject: [AJD] Why paying attention to details is
> important... 48
> Astories...
> 
> 
> 
>    Today that Aw Crap award goes to me.   The wife
> has
> been home long enough now that I found time to sneak
> away to work on the old JD's.   
> 
>     Of all the projects I have going,  I thought I
> would work on the 1948 A Hi Clearance that I bought
> from Dean..  This tractor had thrown a rod, 
> breaking
> the piston and engine block.  Once that was
> discovered
> Dean sold me a block that came from a parts A a
> mutual
> friend of ours had.   I took that block,  had it
> magged and bored 90 over.  
> 
>      The moment of truth came,  I slid the 'new'
> block
> into the frame.. What the...  Why won't the bolts
> line
> up..???  You guessed it,  wrong block..  I had
> forgotten that the late A and Early 60 blocks have a
> different bolt parttern to mount them to the main
> case.   I never even checked to see of the block I
> was
> getting from Dean was the same,  I just assumed..  
> 
>       Fortunately I had taken the old block to the
> cast iron repair guy,  and it was sitting in my
> garage
> waiting for me to get to boring it.  So now it's at
> the machine shop getting bored to 45 over.  
> 
>       You would think with all the A's I have (36
> AO,
> 36 AR, 41A, 45A,  48A,  48AHC, 50AR, 51A, and a few
> parts A's)  I would have known about that block
> change..  Oh well..  I am now certain that the 51A
> is
> going to get rebuilt now,   I alread have the block
> and pistons ready!!
> 
>                     Chris
> 
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