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170 gas engine questions

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    Posted: 01 Aug 2011 at 10:33am
Hello, just bought a 170 gas, clean little tractor, but dropped a valve, owner decided not to fix it & I bought it.  Head is ruined as well as one piston.  I have a good wd45 engine , is that a feasible swap or will I be under-powering the 170?  Any opinions/options are appreciated.  Thanks, A.J.
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the 170 is a much nicer engine compared to the wd45, but you are in luck.  Swap the head.  Hopefully you can find a piston or cylinder assembly without haveing to buy a complete set if the others are good.
 
The 170 has quite a bit more power than the WD45, but it needs it with more accesories and hyd to run.
 
 
I don't put much time on any of these old gas tractors, it would be nice to spend all kinds of money and have everything fresh, but I usually just repair my "old tractors" to be in working order, if it's questionable than it gets replaced but I don't go putting to much in them.  They get driven into the shed anyway untill the battery goes dead and the gas gets old, then I decide to try and use it to rake some hay or run an auger so I can spend more time and money getting it running again.
"see what happens when you have no practical experience doing something...... you end up playing with calculators and looking stupid on the internet"
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