[Farmall] 130 parts

[Mike Sloane]

My first suggestion is to leave the oil pump the way it is - 20 psi 
should be enough for that old tractor to last as long you will care 
about it. I have 60 year old Cubs that have been running on less 
pressure for years.

Second, it is very likely that the rings are gone in the cylinder with 
low compression, but it may also be just a burned exhaust valve (or even 
one that is sticking). If it were my tractor, I would pull the head, 
drop the oil pan, and take a look. If the piston has been damaged by 
broken rings, then the normal repair would be replacing the liner, 
rings, and piston as a unit. Replacing any parts in a 130 engine is 
pretty much standard stuff that you used to do with old overhead valve 
cars, except for the use of removable cylinder liners.  If you seeing 20 
pounds on the oil pressure gauge, and don't hear any bearing rattle or 
"pinging", chances are that you don't need bearings. The cost of having 
the head gone over at a local machine shop, should you need new valve 
seats or don't feel like honing the valves yourself, is not usually all 
that much.

Replacement parts can be obtained at a much lower price than Case IH 
from Valu-Bilt <www.valu-bult.com> or any number of other on-line 
suppliers of after-market replacement parts. If you have a NAPA 
affiliated auto parts store in your area, they can get all of the engine 
parts you might need (gasket kits, bearings, pistons, rings, liners, 
filters, ignition parts, etc.) on overnight order from the warehouse. 
The counterman may need a little persuading and help, but they have the 
reference material and their prices will be in line with Valu-Bilt and 
usually top quality. I rarely buy anything from Case IH except as a last 
resort.

If you have been working on old cars, the only tool you might not have 
is a cylinder liner puller, which you can make if you have access to a 
lathe or buy from E&K Ag Products <ekag at webound.com> 417-679-3530. You 
might be able to locate someone in the Denver area who has one you can 
borrow. An image of the tool in use can be seen at 
<http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/farmall_706_tractor/ns-2.html>

All the other tools are the usual stuff for working on engines - torque 
wrench, cylinder hone, ring compressor, ring expander, gauges, scrapers, 
valve "grinder", and that kind of thing. The service manual for the 
tractor can be obtained from Binder Books <www.binderbooks.com> as well 
as the operator and parts manuals. You might want to consider at least a 
year's subscription to Red Power magazine <www.redpowermagazine.com>, if 
only for the ads from various suppliers of parts and accessories.


Mike

raymond mckinney wrote:
> Hi, I'm Mac from the Denver, Co. metro area. I have read you mails for 
> some time and find them interesting and useful. Last Sept. I bought a 
> Farmall 130. I have restored old cars as a hobby since 1958. I had to 
> give that up because it became to painful to get up and down, and 
> contorted into various positions. I am 80 years old. As I originated on 
> a farm, I decided it would be fun to restore old tractors, you do not 
> have to contort the body into so many positions.
> 
> I am in the process of beginning the restoration on the 130. I found 
> that 3 cyls have a little over 100 lbs of compression, and one had 40. 
> So i started searching for parts that may be needed even before I tear 
> the engine down. Naturally I will be checking the rod and main  
> bearings,  and while I am in there I would probably replace the oil pump.
> 
> Restoring cars can be expensive, but a oil pump for a  Model A, Ford 
> V-8, Nash,  etc  would be under $50. I called the Case-IH dealer in 
> Greely for an oil pump, all I wanted was the case,shaft and gears. I was 
> advised they only sell the complete pump and they would have to order 
> it. They gave me an off the wall price of $572.67 plus shipping and 
> handling. At that price, I think I will convert to a Model A oil pump or 
> engine. The tractor has 10-40 oil in it, oil pressure, cold is 20, and 
> below 10 when hot.
> 
> What suggestions do you gentlemen have????
> 


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