[AT] I want a M Farmall......

[charlie hill]

I'm not at all familiar with that engine but putting a head
gasket on a diesel is a bit more complex than putting one on
a gasser.  Same process but higher torque on the head bolts
and sometimes the head bolts need to be replaced. Still it sounds
like a nice project.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: John Hall 
Sent: Monday, September 26, 2016 4:41 PM 
To: Antique tractor email discussion group 
Subject: Re: [AT] I want a M Farmall...... 

My take was if its just a blown gasket you can crank it up and run it 
long enough to find out the trouble. Even if the head is cracked, it's 
still a reasonable deal with not too much work to get it going. It's 
been a mighty long time since I have seen a running, inexpensive, field 
ready M. I'll keep my ears open for him though.

John

On 9/26/2016 1:35 PM, charlie hill wrote:
> John I was thinking the same thing but the next line after that is
> "oh,  I thought it was just a blown head gasket".  Could be a broken
> piston or major valve train damage or bad rings or any number of
> things depending on the symptoms.  Still That is a fairly rare machine
> compared to a Super M and if I was an IH guy and wanted a project
> I'd be tempted.  Of course Al isn't looking for a project.  He wants
> something
> he can put in the field soon!
>
> Charlie
>
>

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