[Farmall] Farmall H Head Installation

[Robert]

Like I said -- its been a long time!!  Brain getting soggy!  Best wishes.

Bob

On 4/20/2015 9:18 AM, szabelsk at gdls.com wrote:
> Bob,
>
> I would agree if the head was held with bolts. However there are no bolts.
> The block has studs and the head is held with nuts that thread onto the
> studs. Don't believe there is an issue with the studs sticking out past
> the nuts, in fact I think that would be preferred to ensure you have
> sufficient thread engagement.
>
>
> Carl Szabelski
>
>
> The Borg Are Wrong, Resistance Is Not Futile ..... It's Voltage / Current
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>
>
> From:   Robert <rholtzer at earthlink.net>
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> Date:   04/20/2015 11:28 AM
> Subject:        Re: [Farmall] Farmall H Head Installation
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>
> There apparently are two different lengths to the head bolts. Perhaps
> the washers allowed longer bolts to be used where shorter bolts were
> intended.  Check Yesterday's tractor website to see what info they
> have.  Been a long time since I rebuilt my H so I don't remember
> specifics.
>
> Bob Holtzer
>
> On 4/20/2015 3:59 AM, szabelsk at gdls.com wrote:
>> Pulled the head on my H to replace the head gasket, While I was removing
>> off the head, I notices that two of the studs had thick washers under
> the
>> nuts. These were heavy duty washers, about 1/8 thick (didn't measure
>> them). While I was cleaning off the head I found another thick washer
> that
>> would have been under one of the other nuts, only this one was thinner,
>> only about 3/32 thick.  Don't understand why these were there, unless
>> there is an issue with the threads on the studs and these are there to
>> keep the nuts above the bad threads (will have to check).  Anybody have
>> any idea why these would be there or if I need to put them back in?
> Don't
>> believe they show up or are called out in any manual or assembly
>> illustration.
>>
>>
>> Carl Szabelski
>>
>> The Borg Are Wrong, Resistance Is Not Futile ..... It's Voltage /
> Current
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