[AT] Deere 303 engine

[charlie hill]

John, Don't you have a big oak tree with straight limb and a block and 
tackle somewhere?  That's the proper southern boy way to do it.  grins.

Charlie

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From: "William Darnell" <dltc at sbcglobal.net>
Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 11:37 PM
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] Deere 303 engine

> We had a load of gravel in the bucket for front  weight and back up real 
> slow and set it down after we cleared the combine.  Also had the out 
> rigers set to about an inch of the ground for extra stability, or you 
> could lift it and pull the combine out from under it.  We just did not 
> have that much room.  Just be sure you have a nice level spot to work on. 
> Good luck and let me know how you made out.
>
> --- On Tue, 10/19/10, john hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>
> From: john hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [AT] Deere 303 engine
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
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> Date: Tuesday, October 19, 2010, 9:03 PM
>
> Bill, glad to hear from you! When you switched yours, did you pivot the
> backhoe boom with the load on it or did you just lift it up and then tow 
> the
> combine out from under the load? I've heard horror stories of guys lifting
> stuff with backhoes with the boom straight back, only to tip the machine
> when the pivoted to the side.
>
> John Hall
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "William Darnell" <dltc at sbcglobal.net>
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> Sent: Monday, October 18, 2010 11:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Deere 303 engine
>
>
> When Ii changed out the engine on my 55 I used the back hoe to lift it out
> and put the other one back on it. We have all our beans out and some 
> fields
> yielded higher than some corn fields.
>
> --- On Sun, 10/17/10, john hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>
> From: john hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
> Subject: Re: [AT] Deere 303 engine
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
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> Date: Sunday, October 17, 2010, 6:49 AM
>
> Whenever we do tear into it, we'll pull the head first and have it checked
> for leaks. If that is OK then I'll have to get somebody to set the engine
> off for me. There are a couple of small track excavators in the
> neighborhood. I believe these are big enough that they can handle more
> weight than a backhoe.
>
> John
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "charlie hill" <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
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> Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 11:54 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Deere 303 engine
>
>
>> John, I'm not familiar with that engine but make sure to check the
>> casting
>> (freeze) plugs in the head. One of them might have rusted through or have
>> been pushed out a bit from freezing. If you have to replace them see if
>> you can get brass plugs.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>> --------------------------------------------------
>> From: "john hall" <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
>> Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 9:02 PM
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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>> Subject: [AT] Deere 303 engine
>>
>>> I've got a 303 gas engine in my Deere 55 combine. It has given me quite 
>>> a
>>> fit with water leaks this year. A week before combining wheat I went to
>>> change the oil filter and found water in the oil. I changed the head
>>> gasket and cut the wheat without any further leaking. We left it sitting
>>> for 2 months, cracked the drain plug and no water so we filled it up 
>>> with
>>> anti-freeze and began getting it ready to cut beans. Today we were 
>>> making
>>> final preparations to cut and I found water in the oil (my guess is 1-2
>>> quarts). I've flushed everything out and am going to treat the engine
>>> with
>>> some block sealant. If this works I'll worry about the leak this winter.
>>> Is there anyone on the list aware of these engines developing leaks or
>>> cracking heads? My guess is a sleeve o-ring. I've ran across some 
>>> engines
>>> that had common problems of cracking the block between the sleeves or
>>> heads that just didn't hold up, wondering if this is one of those. If
>>> this
>>> were in a tractor, diagnosing the problem w!
>>> ouldn't be so bad. But when the engine is 8ft in the air, everything
>>> changes.
>>>
>>> John Hall
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