[AT] Stuck JD B

[jtchall at nc.rr.com]

Determine why the engine is stuck, that will dictate what you do next. If it 
is just from sitting but has not rained inside it, soak it in something and 
try to turn it over. If it has rained inside it and there is lots of rust, 
save yourself some grief and pull the head--especially if it is holding 
water. Never try to turn an engine that has a bunch of gunk in the 
cylinders, if it ain't broke now it will be once you scratch up the 
bore/rings. As suggested already, check the valves before you do anything. I 
folded up a couple pushrods one night being lazy and impatient. Ever noticed 
how many hit and miss engines have the exhaust rocker arm pivot welded back 
on the head--lots of muscle and no brain causes that. Keep in mind, freeing 
a stuck engine can take 5 minutes or 5 months, depending on how bad it is. 
There are all sorts of tricks to use, just need to determine the severity of 
the problem.


Like everyone else, your bearings should be fine---keep them marked and 
don't mix them up. You can remove shims to tighten things up when you 
reassemble if needed.

Good luck and keep us posted, I haven't heard of anyone on the list actually 
restoring a tractor in quite some time, this should make for great 
conversation!



John Hall


-----Original Message----- 
From: Ray Trimble
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 2:11 PM
To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
Subject: [AT] Stuck JD B

I have a B with the engine stuck s/n 93620. I am researching how to go about 
freeing it.
It look like the way to go is to remove the block with the pistons with it. 
What bothers me
is the parts manual shows inserts bearing for the connecting rods, only 
shims. This leads
to fear this I may be dealing with a babbit bearing, which I know nothing 
about. First I don't know anyone
who pours them and to get that done the crankshaft would have to be removed. 
I don't
want to do that, I remember posts yeard ago about the flywheel never being 
able to keep tight.

Can anyone inform me what I am faceting?

Thanks
Ray
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