Finally got my WC, some assembly required......

Try some oven cleaner for cleaning it. Spray it on, let sit for a while, then was off with water.

The Flat Top WC is the first tractor my father sold.  I almost got it back - wish I had - but at the time was not really interested and then it was painted BLUE.
My congratulations on your persistence.  You saved another one.  Thanks for keeping the name of Allis Chalmers alive. 
I would be delighted to see the progress.
Good Luck!
Bill Long 

Alright, I've been meaning to update this post for a few MONTHS now.....

Been taking parts to work with me, and cleaning a little every day.

Spent a couple hours on the block, first and foremost. Cleaned all the machined surfaces, and chased every bolt hole with a tap.





So, that cleaned up real nice. Just need to pull the cam bearings and the block can get baked and blasted. I talked it over with the engine machine shop in town, cracks up top are no big deal.


Cleaning and stacking parts....






Cleaned up the governor,






B26240 set me up with two fuel tanks, I just had to ship them down here. One has a dent in it, my plan is to clean them both up, use one for my tractor, and pass along the other one to someone who needs it.



Took apart the oil pump, all looks good inside, made up some fittings to test the oil pump and the gauge, put some paper towels over the gear, pushed a 12 point socket over it, and spun it with my electric impact in a bucket of oil. 30 psi no problem.






Took the water pump cover off, hit the abort button on this one pretty quick, just going to get a new one.



Stripped the head down,





The valve stems look O.K. for reuse, may be able to get away with guides and springs and a grind? Need to take the head in for that part.

Strangely enough, I never took a picture of the crank after I cleaned it. It was laying on the dirt floor wrapped in plastic from the engine shop. Unwrapped it, polished a tiny bit of surface rust off it, and measured it. Mains 0.020" undersize, rods 0.030" undersize.

The cam bearing journals measure about 0.0015" under spec. In the manual, it says there are special 0.002" undersize bearings available.

Called Norm Meinert, sure enough, he has a few sets. So, he hooked me up with a complete gasket set, rods, mains, and cam bearings.



Alright, running out of room. Time to add another shelf under the table for more storage...



Mini me helped pull the cam bearings. I though he would get a bang out of pulling them, they were in there so tight I had him sit on the block while I used an 18" crescent wrench to turn the puller. Guess they've been in there way longer than I've been alive....






Took the block and rods in to Carquest, they have an engine machine shop right here in town. Line bore the mains, size four rods and check for twist, and bake and blast the block. Pretty amazing how the block cleaned up.







The rear rims are in great shape. The old rotten tires were folded up under the rims, so the rims were never on the ground. Took them off, got them sandblasted and primed.



More to come....


Thanks for looking!









Edited by littlemarv - 25 Aug 2017 at 10:01pm

^^ What Chris said.

Looking good!

Hi Marv; Yes that's the overflow tube.   Great progress I'm happy to be a small part of this project, specially when I see the picture of your son helping out.     Looking forward to future updates !!     Mark

Great job with this. I used a battery charger and water to clean most of my WC smaller parts. The block looked almost as good as yours after 2 weeks in a 55 gallon plastic barrel.
 It looks like you are about 3years into the restoration by comparison to my project

Mini Me is blessed to have a Dad who is a Mechanic and he can grow up learning all this! My Dad was not a mechanic.

Marv; great progress!! Steiner tractor parts sells the backrest for the seat if you can't find one elsewhere. When it comes time be sure to take pictures of getting the motor out of the basement of your house, as many of us are wondering how that's going to happen. I love seeing your son helping some on this.    Mark

Marv,
 Awesome pictures and congratulations for your post being moved to the AC forum knowledge base of information! This restoration work and documentation on the WC will be a inspiration for many others!
Thanks for taking the time to help AC folks!
Regards,
 Chris

The first tractor Allis Chalmers tractor my father sold was a Flat Top WC in the 30's.  From that I have a special affection for them.  

Steve, you are right. I remember it well. The story about the WC rescue reminds me of one ( a '37) I bought in Intervale, NH. Had to cut some ash trees to get it out of the woods.
Bob2allisdowneast

nah steve, that's just what your pants look like when regular size guys wear them....

Oh the fun! That is my friends WC You drove. He got me started on a 42 B.

I'm not sure if its going to make any shows this year. Its not for lack of trying, I'm going as fast as my wallet will let me, but the rest of my life sure gets in the way of my full time tractoring!

At any rate, did a little wheeling and dealing on some.....wheels! Alex09 hooked me up with two rears, and a steering wheel.

I put these on for now, to roll it into the shed, and to run it a bit to check it all out before painting. Once I get to making it shine, then I will have to drop some coin on some nice tires to go on the correct rims.




Those car tires were way too wide, They hit the pedestal, so I managed to scrounge up some tri ribs.

Not sure if that is the correct steering wheel or not, but its getting to be go time, here. I can look for the few "correct" parts I need while I'm putting her together with the parts I have on hand.

Well, I managed to get one picture in before old flash got back from putting the jack away....





I noticed once I got the steering wheel on, there was a good amount of play in the steering. I thought it might have to do with being up in the air, so I waited until it was on the ground. There is a solid 3/8 of a turn on the steering wheel before the front wheels start moving. Is there anything to adjust to compensate for wear, or do I need to replace some parts?


I wonder how long it been since this thing sat on four air tires.....



Edited by littlemarv - 25 Aug 2017 at 10:17pm