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Farmall Cub 1948

Postby Deano » Mon May 29, 2023 4:49 pm

Hello, I'm Deano
I am trying to find out if I can sand the head and block to help with sealing the two together? I put a new gasket in and I had to pull it back apart due to no compression. Thought about putting the old gasket back on. Any advice?
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Re: Farmall Cub 1948

Postby Don McCombs » Mon May 29, 2023 5:20 pm

Did you use any sealant on the gasket?
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Re: Farmall Cub 1948

Postby 52DAVE » Mon May 29, 2023 6:08 pm

Is there no compression because the head gasket leaked or some other reason? If it were me I might try the new one again (not recommended by most mechanics I know) if $ was a major issue but there is no guarantee it will seal. I was told to use Permatex aviation gasket sealer on a SA years ago. It was the only way I could get the water jacket to seal at the head.
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Re: Farmall Cub 1948

Postby 52DAVE » Mon May 29, 2023 6:14 pm

Also all of the old gasket material needs to be off both surfaces. I wouldn't use a belt sander or any thing that might make ether surface uneven.
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Re: Farmall Cub 1948

Postby Glen » Mon May 29, 2023 6:45 pm

Hi,
You can use a long straight edge on the head and block surfaces when the head is off, and see if they look flat.
You didn't say if the piston rings and other engine parts are new or old.
If the rings are wornout or stuck, the engine might have low compression.
The head bolts go into the engine water jacket, and need non hardening sealer on the bottom 1/2" of the bolt threads.
Below is a post I wrote on with info about putting the head on, and the sealers. My post is part way down the page.

viewtopic.php?f=1&t=102173&p=807860
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Re: Farmall Cub 1948

Postby tst » Mon May 29, 2023 8:00 pm

did it run or have compression before you changed it
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Re: Farmall Cub 1948

Postby staninlowerAL » Mon May 29, 2023 9:12 pm

Head service info from the manual:
head svcPage-01-13.jpg
head svcPage-01-131.jpg
Click on the pics to enlarge.
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Re: Farmall Cub 1948

Postby Barnyard » Mon May 29, 2023 9:49 pm

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Re: Farmall Cub 1948

Postby Don McCombs » Tue May 30, 2023 4:18 pm

Barnyard wrote:If you want to spend a great weekend with many of the members from this site, you might want to mark your calendar for June 1st, 2nd, & 3rd for our CubFest just west of Cincinnati. The guys who will be attending will be able to describe what all you need to do. http://www.barnyardbash.com

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