Manuals, you need to search Ebay for them, with your serial number you can get the correct used manuals.
Why do you need to swap the pony? Do a SEARCH on here. Neil has some pretty extensive writeups on a couple of D@ projects he is working on. Both the J series and the U series.
Need to post your Serial number as there are a couple of variations over the basic block.
Gauges? Aftermarket will get you by for a while, may need to make adapter plates.
I sand blasted the inside of mine and it has never rusted much in 15 years. Keep it as full as practical.
Any aftermarket fuel bowl will fit up under there.
Post some pictures when you get that figured out!
[quote="drujinin"]Manuals, you need to search Ebay for them, with your serial number you can get the correct used manuals.
Why do you need to swap the pony? Do a SEARCH on here. Neil has some pretty extensive writeups on a couple of D@ projects he is working on. Both the J series and the U series.
Need to post your Serial number as there are a couple of variations over the basic block.
Gauges? Aftermarket will get you by for a while, may need to make adapter plates.
I sand blasted the inside of mine and it has never rusted much in 15 years. Keep it as full as practical.
Any aftermarket fuel bowl will fit up under there.
Post some pictures when you get that figured out![/quote]
My serial number is 3J 1846
Im swapping the pony because the original died with a clunk last time I tried to start it. It also has a crack in the water jacket and I found on in much better shape. With two I’ll have options to keep it running and rebuild one to close to new standards
I have the original gauges but they don’t work and I’m putting this girl back to work so I need functioning gauges. I will eventually get the originals rebuilt
I think I have found a sediment bowl that should tuck up nicely under the tank I will definitely post when I get it installed
If your looking to get your guages rebuilt I had my guages rebuilt by a place in Ca.
Palo Alto speedometer. The guages were for my cat twenty two. They did a great job!
Just my .02 cents
If your looking to get your guages rebuilt I had my guages rebuilt by a place in Ca.
Palo Alto speedometer. The guages were for my cat twenty two. They did a great job!
Just my .02 cents
The "died with a clunk" is directly related to the lack of a gas valve or failure to use it. If the gas supply isn't shut off, after the pony stops, the motion of the tractor will shake the float and needle so the gas in the tank leaks into the pony cylinders and migrates into the oil sump. Next startup or maybe the next few startups take out the connecting rod bearings and you get that expensive clunk!
Shut off the gas every time. I believe it is best to shut it off and let the pony idle until it burns the gas out of the carb bowl. This leaves less varnish behind when the pony is not used regularly so the gas in the bowl evaporates between uses. I never use my mag switches. If someone wanted to play a trick on me they could switch it off and I would be cranking away trying to start the pony and wondering what was wrong!
[quote="ccjersey"]The "died with a clunk" is directly related to the lack of a gas valve or failure to use it. If the gas supply isn't shut off, after the pony stops, the motion of the tractor will shake the float and needle so the gas in the tank leaks into the pony cylinders and migrates into the oil sump. Next startup or maybe the next few startups take out the connecting rod bearings and you get that expensive clunk!
Shut off the gas every time. I believe it is best to shut it off and let the pony idle until it burns the gas out of the carb bowl. This leaves less varnish behind when the pony is not used regularly so the gas in the bowl evaporates between uses. I never use my mag switches. If someone wanted to play a trick on me they could switch it off and I would be cranking away trying to start the pony and wondering what was wrong![/quote]
I was pretty sure the clunk was bad. I put new oil in the pony before I started it but obviously the damage was already done it just waited for me to get home to unload it off of the trailer to die. I have a motor on the way so I’m good there I will definitely be putting a new shut off on the tank before I fire her up again. Thanks
The "died with a clunk" is directly related to the lack of a gas valve or failure to use it. If the gas supply isn't shut off, after the pony stops, the motion of the tractor will shake the float and needle so the gas in the tank leaks into the pony cylinders and migrates into the oil sump. Next startup or maybe the next few startups take out the connecting rod bearings and you get that expensive clunk!
Shut off the gas every time. I believe it is best to shut it off and let the pony idle until it burns the gas out of the carb bowl. This leaves less varnish behind when the pony is not used regularly so the gas in the bowl evaporates between uses. I never use my mag switches. If someone wanted to play a trick on me they could switch it off and I would be cranking away trying to start the pony and wondering what was wrong!
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