I was able to get Grandpa's Cub running last night. Good news and not so good news.
Good news is it started, The hydraulics worked, The radiator held water(new), The bolster did not leak. Had good oil pressure.
Bad news is there was a lot of blowby out of the oil breatherand did not have that great of compression to start with. Had some coolant leak back into the oil but I account that as coming from a used head gasket.
My main goal was to hear and see it run again and see the oil pressure. I drained the oil and coolant and will be pulling the head to check the bores for ring size. New rings and possible journal bearings (as long as they are apart) seem to be my next step.
Used a fuel tank off an old Kohler motor.
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Started Grandpa's Cub
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Re: Started Grandpa's Cub
Piston rings might be stuck in the grooves, of the pistons. I've had to carefully chip some out. Even if they loosen, replace them, as they "remember" the compressed position they were in, and won't expand properly. (A machinist told me that, and he wasn't trying to sell me parts)
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