Dad's WD project

Cam and crankshaft out. Taking them in to be cleaned up. Kinda worried about the camshaft as it looks crusty.

Getting pistons and sleeves out was a m#$%. Did I mention this engine was stuck? After the crankshaft came out I found the rods were stuck on wrist pins. They needed to move to clear the sleeves so I soaked them in ATF/acetone for a week. Did not seem very effective at penetrating. A friend swears by fogging oil so I gave that a try. Seemed to work better.

You have your hands full now!

I bent 2 of my rods during teardown if I remember correctly. Maybe it was just 1, either way, I remember buying a couple 😆

I didn't have much luck with the ATF and acetone myself, but it was rather cold when I started my venture. Hoping hat a good cleaning of that cam will bring good news and looking forward to the next steps

Diesel,
Yeah that is why I made the driver so I could push on the piston and leave the rod alone

I'm going to check with my engine guy on the cam when it goes in for cleanup.
Couple shots of the deck after minor cleaning.


I think they look pretty good
Service manual calls for bore depth at .249"-.251"


Granted it is not a dedicated depth micrometer but I think it's reasonable to believe it falls within spec? The accuracy of this caliper is rated at .001 either way.

Here's a shot of the front cam bushing. From my understanding they are lubricated by oil drainage from the valvetrain.

Some grooves in there not looking good. Possibly has something to do with the loose nut on the oiling tube on the head. By loose I mean threads had not engaged.

The block, crank, cam,lifters, and flywheel are now at the engine shop. Thanks to Alex09 for the NOS cam bushings that will be installed and the flywheel is getting prepped for the clutch that's on its way back from Rick.

Chris,
Thanks for the kind words and encouragement. My plan is to go through everything as noted, time and weather has not been kind to it. I believe all of it needs checked over and repair/replace as needed. Plenty of other seals have/are leaking. With the engine in the shop, I have started on the steering. Pretty sure the bushings in the spindles are shot. Hopefully not the spindles. Have also gotten a seal kit and tie rod boots from Alex09. I know there is a nut under the giant frost plug that holds the gear in. How does that come off without destroying it? I plan to repaint it when all is said and done. However, since this is far from original, I plan to use PO2 or corporate orange as my preferred color. Also the front wheels are off a GM vehicle of some sort for the larger tires and I have this wild idea of finding the correct centers and see if they will fit in the hoops of the wider rims. Crazy?

Hmmm, yep. Mine are 7.5Lx15. So much for that idea. Will keep options open. Sad part is the tread is really good but the sidewalls have seen better days and they do hold air. Push comes to shove I'll use em if necessary. Much bigger things to worry about.
I live north of Cedar Rapids

That’s a good idea. I had envisioned the entire center would fit inside the hoop.

Finished the tear down on the steering box. Didn't know how to get top cover off so I went after with a chisel and small hammer

I worked two sides and it finally popped loose. I see a ridge on it like a stop so as not to go too far.


For the most part it was prettclean inside. I was concerned after all this time it might be rusty and crusty in there. Remember I had mentioned I could not steer the thing. In the end the problem was a seized U-joint on the steering shaft. However it had been leaking so I wanted to clean it up and put new seals in it.

Plummer, 

Plummer,

Thanks for the support. I have not given up the idea of brazing. Perhaps would be a good place to improve those skills. I have watched several YouTube vids on the subject and just need to get out and try. Steiner lists them in their catalog if all else fails.
Mike, did you grind a vee in the crack before filling?

Edited by plummerscarin - 14 Apr 2021 at 9:41am

Not a lot to report today other than to freshen up this thread. I try to do something on it three or four times a week so it doesn’t stall. All I’ve managed lately is to get all the wheel clamps cleaned up. The ones that were really rusted up got a dip in an electrolysis bath. After 3 days, all the rust had turned black, most of the paint lifted off and very little effort was needed to turn the locks. Thanks Sugarmaker for that inspiration. The steering U-joint is rebuilt and spindles have very little wear but will be getting new bushings. Carburetor is soaking in cleaner.
All for now, thanks

Some carburetor work recently. Soaked each part in cleaner for a week to get the goo off and finally the first sash of color. It is Van Sickle PO2. Not the brand intended for the whole project so hopefully it doesn't glow too badly when the rest is painted. The black mark next to the float is the goo oozing out it. New float backordered to 12/31, so I will try to resolder this one. Not out anything trying.

Plummer, what model M/S is that? Might have a float around here somewhere.


Edited by IBWD MIke - 13 Nov 2021 at 10:00am