Have a 48 cub which was really tired 5 years ago. Parked it and figured I would get to some form of rebuild later. Last fall went to try to start it and realized a leak in exhaust pipe had filled #4 with water and engine was seized. Pulled head and filled cylinders with ATF. Did that about a half dozen times over the winter and spring.
This weekend I took a hand sledge and a 1" oak dowel and started hitting on #4 and #1 piston alternately . Moved! So I tapped them down to bottom of stroke and then took a hone to #4 to clean it up a bit (pretty rusty). Soap and water cleaned #4 a few times and then wiped oil on all of them.
Took the hand crank and started turning. Went almost two full revolutions easily and then STOPPED. #4 was almost at TDC on firing stroke according to Mag location. Then I turned the engine backwards by hand (moved easily) until it went almost two full Revs backwards and then STOPPED. Now #4 was at the bottom of stroke. So something is preventing me from rotating through #4 TDC in forward direction and from going past BDC in reverse direction. It sounds like a hard stop and I don't want to force anything with the hand crank
Tractor is in neutral, PTO disengaged, with the starter and Mag still in.
Haven't seen anything like this before, what am I missing? Any guidance would be appreciated. Thanks
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1948 Cub won't turn two full revolutions with crank
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Re: 1948 Cub won't turn two full revolutions with crank
Every other revolution sounds like valve train.
I'd start by looking at the #4 valves since that's where you had water.
I'd start by looking at the #4 valves since that's where you had water.
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Re: 1948 Cub won't turn two full revolutions with crank
You should be able to see the non stuck valves moving when you rotate the engine.MiCarl wrote:Every other revolution sounds like valve train. I'd start by looking at the #4 valves since that's where you had water.
While there, lubricate the unstuck valve stems.
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Re: 1948 Cub won't turn two full revolutions with crank
sounds like valve rusted shut to me.
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Re: 1948 Cub won't turn two full revolutions with crank
Yes, #3 exhaust is really stuck. Tried spraying KROIL and letting sit, then tried heat on valve. So far nothing has worked.
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