I’m not sure whether you’re still reading comments on videos from 4 years ago, but I just had to say how impressed I have been with your knowledge, abilities and friendly personality. No matter what engines you’re taking apart, you’re able to clearly explain all the components, how they should function, and how to repair what isn’t working right. You’ve helped to remove the mystery of how so many things work. The natural conversation you have with the camera makes it feel like I’m right there, and somehow you cover every question that I may have in the process. I’ve used the knowledge and tips you’ve shown me to dive into the carburetor of my lawnmower, so that it now starts on the first pull!………and I’ve been able to diagnose issues with my neighbors’ equipment as well. You’ve inspired me to make use of my collection of tools and take on other kinds of projects as well, like metal fabrication and welding. Thanks for all your efforts in making these great entertaining videos,
I had to add that your understanding of electrical circuits has been excellent. That is one of the toughest areas to diagnose and resolve in a rebuild. BRAVO! MikeD
My grandfather had a Super A many moons ago. Of all the tractors he had it was always the most reliable. Working on things like this is definitely an art form and, unfortunately, not a lot of people nowadays would know an oil pump from a magneto. Love your videos and I'm looking forward to more.
Thank goodness for the ole inter-web to check specs on the timing set up. I know I would have been upset with myself if I had completed assembly and found the timing to be off on initial engine start up! Great job, enjoying your videos!
Great that you take the time to explain as you go along, you take your time and teach - good for you. That little tractor is going to be a beaut. Imagine, almost 80 years old a running!
Just do what you are doing, as you always have done. Your youtube channel is one of the clearest, most instructive, and yes, even Fun. Especially since it is a one man operation. I , too have learned to do stuff by myself. Rarely anyone around to help. But if I have to I can get extra help if needed. It's just faster to think of a safe way to improvise. That IH will be a jewel for many decades to come.
Just found your videos the other night and have watched over half of them so far, Everything from generators to lawn tractors and pulling the VW bus home and getting it started, Don't change a thing I'm addicted !!
did this on 3 big blocks , all near 400 hp . last time was in winter . coldest winter of all time . that cold killed my drive for doing this back 1974 . you have great moves ..respect to you sir
Like the old song says; "You can't please everyone so you got to please yourself." Keep on doing what feels right to you. Obviously you can change to make your vlog appealing to a wider audience, however you risk losing what makes you appealing to your present audience. I am not a mechanic, despise working on machinery, though I do it when absolutely necessary, yet I like your channel the way it is. Very genuine and real.
Built a few of dem engines ....yar doin a good job.... but what people are forgetting is its a mixture of old and new parts so ya gotta work with what ya got...the engine isnt goin to be doin 10000rpm or 10000 miles....take it easy & thumbs up
I never committed before love love love watching your videos I used to drive this very same kind of tractor. I'm 55 years old and now bed bound and am dialysis patient. I am always ready for one of your videos. Please keep them comming sir.
Love watching the progress on the Farmall A and can't wait to see it running again, I grew up running a Farmall Cub that my dad bought as a project for $170 in 1968,it needed a lot of work but he finally got it running and driving again including building a home brewed hydraulic system from various pieces from old car and truck power steering parts to lift the mower on it.these videos reminds me of him fixing it up so much.
After seeing your program many times and when you explain what you are doing on each item, I think that you are very informative. From Sam Knudsen Adelaide, South Australia
Mustie I have been watching you for a long time , I have been doing lots of things as far as fixing things , a lot of mechanical work gas and diesel, worked for Yancey Brothers Catterpiller , Tracks Corp. , and I worked on small engines , flipped housed, even had a contract with Army to repair watches and jewelry and did many other things. I like that you use common sense and figure things out, I am like you and work on many things for the first time and tackle anything that needs repair. Your pace is fine , you keep doing what you do , there will always be someone telling you how you should be doing what you do but I suspect many can’t do what you do . I continue to learn from you . Keep it up …… SA
When I did my motor mechs we went through an engine rebuild & we had to make a list of the items that were missing or needed replacing & continued until it was completely done & then finally run & it was marked down as part of my exam until I got my final qualification which was my CITY & GUILDS although we went through everything including petrols & diesels & I to have to be honest with you for every single video I have watched of yours, you know exactly what you are doing every time congratulations Mustie
my grandfather was mechanically inclined - he was journeyman mechanic at Atlantic steel he could and did work on anything - so therefore I love to see your shows - mainly keep talking.
Don’t change a thing about what you do. When watching your videos I feel like a valued neighbor of yours invited into your garage. You’re a natural! And as of this comment 157,000 other people thought so too. I too have a very modest RU-vid channel and I’d be thrilled if 157 people view one of my videos 😎
I must admit that, as a former shop teacher, boater with 3 diesel engines aboard, and someone who has created or repaired things all my life, I was surprised at Mustie's approach to repair, loading and unloading, and generally messing with stuff. HOWEVER, after watching all (I think) his videos, he is the man I would want next to me if things weren't going well. It is clear that, if he wants to, he can get it running, whatever it is. Like my old First Sergeant, if things got tough, I'd want him to be close by. BTW- if someone wants a different pace for the video, go to settings and adjust it from .25 through 2x speed.
I enjoy all your videos, I'm not a mechanic, but I worked in machining for many yrs. mostly precision grinding, I fixed a lawn mower once, the automatic choke would stay closed, so I bent the spring connector to it to keep it open, and then the mower worked well, I'm pretty sure u would have gotten it better, I've been watching your videos for about a few months now, I keep looking forward to making more
Thank you very much for the information about the oil and how it lubricates everything as it circulates around the bearing surfaces. As well as "honing" the cylinders. Very helpful. I watch every video of yours and have told others about your channel. You're the favorite channel of mine.
Good job, enjoy watching you put that baby back together. I had a tractor identical to that one . Also had a cracked block but had been brazed to close the crack. It ran but not very good so I donated it to a local high school shop. They were going to use it for teaching a shop class . When I saw what you were doing it caught my eye and I have been following along. Good job.
Ok I'm watching this set of videos for the 1st time and I may be an old English nut case but i love em just the way they are. I in my younger years enjoyed restoring old motorbikes. Now in my later years after an 18 year break I just repaired and restored a Yam YZF600 Thundercat for a friends lad after he dropped it and just finished a 1990 Yam Fj1200 for myself but with no facilities of my own to finish it I had to pay a small fortune to a shop to do what i could have done myself 20 years ago but after watching some of your videos and the fun you've had when you get them running has driven me to start riding the darned thing too. So if i don't kill myself on it I will be watching many more of your exploits, Thanks for giving me so many to work through, i will be hooked for many moons to come so don't change the format, length or any other aspect of the videos, they are just great.
It's nice to find videos about someone that obviously knows a lot and cares a lot about "doing it right. I've had to rebuild a couple of engines and my father-in-law was my guiding angel. He was a tank mechanic during the Korean war and, like you, had me do all the little things that should be checked and fixed when you have the engine open like that.
You are doing a great job with this engine!! Everyone works at there own pace. You amazed me when you went to clean up all of the gasket surfaces and the bores. I have to give you kudos for being so through with this project.
Check the oil pump cover for flatness. The pressure relief spring tends to warp the cover creating a leak at the oil pump and low oil pressure. I think that is the reason for the silicone the last guy used. I built a bridge out of 1/2" square bar and shims to support that area of the pump cover on my Farmall H. Keep up the good work.
Back in the day when farmers "refreshed" one of these engines they probably did bearings, rings, and maybe valve seats. Frankly these engines are way overbuilt for the power they produce. All a guy usually wants is a tractor that starts when it should. An engine that doesn't knock, burn copious amounts of oil, or leak the remaining oil out in a week was a success. You are well on your way. This coming from a guy that has mucked around with more than a few of them.
I like the pace and your camera work. Don't find mind self trying to peek around a corner. Like the time and detail you take to do the job right. Great education for this shade tree mechanic who has 4 kids with cars!
quite often in engineering,you have to take your time to be precise and I'm sure all the people watching appreciate your care to get the job done right.thanks for all your vids. well done mate.Les Holmes Manchester England
Silicon is the death of engines. Especially in the oil pump. Good you found it. Many oil pumps have precision ground surfaces therefore no gaskets. It's an end play thing. You're doing a much better job than a farmer would do in a field. Keep up the great videos.
On the cracked block, we used lace pins. We never had them spread the crack out However your block looked to me to be history. We lace pinned a lot of model A motors. They didn't have a lot of crankcase pressure Love your videos I believe you and I came from the same school of repair. Rick from North Carolina.
Hi Im a old retired engineer and have watched and enjoyed quite a few of your vidios so just a few tips of my own 1 rusty fuel tanks I used phosphoric acid a bit safer than hydrochloric 2 cracked cast iron blocks I found normal brazing with lots of flux worked best 3 I always tried to use soft jaws on the vice when holding soft ally parts. Great to see someone after my own heart working
Another way to remove a key is to use a pair of diagonals and pinch each side of the key then pry it up against the shaft. Very little effort and works on both square and woodruff keys. Great video! Keep up the good work!
the wire wheel.....on the last video, had a hilarious reaction in our house.....my wife came to check what I was doing.....maybe she taught i was doing some DIY dentistry!!! any how it caught her attention...ha
I never chase threads with a tap. I got a male/female thread chaser kit that I love. Keeps threads tight but clears them at the same time. Also should have marked the oil pump gears before dissamebly to keep them phased on their lapped in surfaces. (just like you would a lifters and cam.)
you dont really want to use a tap to clean up threads anyway. its way to easy to end up removing metal during thr process. there are dedicated thread chasers that are designed to clean up threads. A great alternative is to take a bolt and cut a notch perpendicular to the threads the run thst into the hole. the notch will give junk a place to go and doesnt risk cutting fresh metal.
Very interesting to watch and learn. Thanks for being patient and explaining the process. Keep up the work you seem to enjoy. I just wish I could have the mechanical know how you have.
I know of a company called UWP in Canada and they claim they can repair your block, no matter how many have tried, and they will make the block look just like brand new. Love to watch your videos. All the best, Edgar
The level of detail and pace are great. I like the way you usually edit out multiple iterations of the same operation. I wouldn't mind if you discussed more background and theory of operation. For example, I have never had an engine apart that had sleeves for the cylinders the way that one has. I assume that the water-jacket is the top cavity around the sleeves an maybe ported up into the head too, not sure. Your videos help satisfy my curiosity about how things work and are constructed. I enjoy getting my own hands dirty, but I don't have exposure to the variety and depth of things that you work on. Your mechanical aptitude amazes, entertains, and educates me. Thank you Mustie
Wow, I've never seen inside an engine from the '40s! Sure made things different back then, and a little iffy. You did good work. I wish you were my neighbor, I'd always be observing and getting advice, and giving it too at times. Working with the hands is a good narcotic!
as always - great Stuff - the pace is good and you think aloud which helps the educational part , I just FF when there is nothing to learn for me.the only thing missing is the smell of old oil and foul gas ... There are not a lot of real mechanics and craftsmen around anymore - so this is refreshing stuff, especially when you decide to bring the awkward back to life. thanks from the other side of the pond....
I like to put the white lube that you used on the o-rings, on all the bearing surfaces, and any moving internals. White lube will disolve as soon as the motor starts pumping oil, and it won't run off and leave a dry bearing surface., (Just my 2 cents worth) Great video series.
you're doing great. as a tractor guy, you're definitely using good judgement. -the oil pump, great job on catching that. I know used pumps aren't as cheap as you'd think, but it's definitely better insurance than what I suggested a couple videos ago with the washers behind the relief valve spring. although, I still recommend it since the oversize piston kit bumps up the hp. 20psi hot would be a decent pressure for that engine. -using those "semi-used bearings" seems to be OK based on what I see. I'm hoping that you got discounted a few $ because of the open box, but as long as that magic number (.003") is still in tolerance, I don't think you'll have any issues. -I'm glad you mentioned the head studs were blind holes. I'm used to them being open bore and using aviation gasket maker to prevent weeping instead of loc-tite. much better construction. -the o-rings at the bottom of the sleeves are not a huge concern, you're right that it would suck if they leak, but the easy test is to fill the block with antifreeze (once it's assembled on the stand) without the head or oil pan and let it sit for a day to see if they weep. if they do, it's a faster disassembly process to put in a better fitting o-ring. -glad you were able to find references on the camshaft timing marks. that would definitely suck if that was backwards. lol. keep at it, buddy. these videos are just right for the average guy that knows a few things.
I thought episode 4 & 5 were the best for detail and information. Would like to see the sources that were used for parts and things. I am now hooked as I am now going to try and get my 5500-watt electrical generator going. It was serviced last year only ran once. Then couldn't get it started again. Will use the tricks in some of your videos. Many thanks for making them.
Another interesting vid, I think you'll find that with the heat generated, over time the o rings will take a set and will stay in the groove the next time the liners are removed in 76yrs time!. Looking forward to the next part.
I live in Maine and I used to work for a Case/IH tractor dealership. One of the places we used to source hard to find parts from is Wengers in Pennsylvania. They have good prices and a good selection. For aftermarket parts, we used Tisco. Just giving you some more options.
Great job on cleanup and assembly so far. The silicone on the oil pump cover & inside the gear area, hmm. Good catch and time well spent taking that apart and finding the worn shaft too.
When you asked for responses, I knew you'd get a ton. You've got a great channel but sometimes it's easy to forget that the comments help, in fact, even interaction between subs can make a big difference.
Glad the gaskets weren't too small as you had at first suspected. Because I know you want to be able to move along while waiting on other parts. Yea it pisses me off when the wrong parts are shipped but more importantly that they would put used parts back in the box as new! I'd look for another supplier or try and talk to the owner that the employees are doing that. Anyway, (sorry just pissed me off had to spout off) rebuild is coming along nice and appreciate all the intricate demos and explanations!
Personally, the die grinder was a huge hit with me! I know where my volume knob is! Mustie, keep my frozen Canadian as s entertained just the way you are!
Watched about 30 of your videos in 3 days. Love them! You're great! You are VERY smart, skilled, thorough, and experienced. You're also a great teacher. I can't say enough good stuff about you. Thank you for all if your videos. Also love the New Balances. You should try the 990 series, v3 or v4.
I'd recommend checking bearing clearances.. especially with such suspect bearings and crank journals.. little plastigauge goes a long way.. but hey. It's a tractor, I guess. It's always fun watching your vids mustie. Long and detailed.
I always use Lubriplate white assembly grease on all insert bearings initially. I also use liquid dish soap on liner rings. Lots of years of Detroit overhauls gave me that knowledge. I also thought those liner rings were too small, but I guess you will find out buddy.
It would be adviseable to take the Distributor/Oil Pump casting to a machine shop and install a bushing for the new shaft or it will just wear it quickly. I believe that wear will affect the Oil pressure due to excess clearance of the oil pump gear.
A better way, Mustie, wrap the strip emery around the journal, then wrap a piece of string around the emery and pull back and forth, works well for me over many years!!))
