GaryL's Model B Build Thread - Take a Peek

That hauler has been a very busy person this week,Dale drop off parts to me earlier this week.
Farmall high crop parts.




Pick up a Farmall 140 that is making it way north.
Forgot to take a picture before he left.

Edited by Richardmo - 13 Feb 2016 at 7:02pm

I friend and I tore down the carb today after I had it soaking in a bucket of carb cleaner for the past week.  A jet was clogged and there was a lot of crud in it.

I bought a complete rebuild kit from DJs and wonder if anyone has any advice or insight.

I just picked up my freshly rebuilt 6V starter.  Total cost was $85 by a local shop.  It looks great.

$85 bucks? 

I'm not saying they didn't do a good job on the starter, but it sure seems cheap. I've had several rebuilt locally by a shop with a good reputation and paid a whole lot more than that every time!

I'll havta' quit my rebuilding services and seek these folks out. What am I killin' myself for? Like Mo said, not saying they didn't do a good job, but my cost for parts is a heck of a lot more  than $85. bucks, not including my labor and whatever else I find in the unit that may be borderline, have failed or cooked. And not counting the new or rewound arm that I put in our units either. Then there's my time on the 881 machine to put them through their tests to make sure they surpass specs as well as my expectations. There's quite a bit of time involved from start to finish on these units.... Sheesh!  
Steve@B&B

Hubnut wrote: Gary, Nice looking B.  If it's anything like the parts Kenny sends me, it's perfect!  I've received primo parts from him over the past year or so.  Good man to deal with.   I've been wanting to get over Kenny's way for a while now.  Who did you use to haul?  Steve

Hubnut....Put gettin over to see Ken on the top of your "bucket list." Nice gentleman....Dale

Dale is talkin about a guy named Jessie that saw Garys B on the trailer as he was leaving here. Jess has  a broke AC that needs parts. 

Edited by Ken in Texas - 02 Apr 2016 at 4:40pm

45 turboa- wrote: Looks like a nice B that green thing up front is probably the only 2 cyl worth having I had a H jd once never again   Junk !

Look at it this way...that 530 went from northern MN to south of Houston TX to be with the other five family members I already took there.  You and I, "and that 185" are still stuck pick'en rocks and plowing snow....Dale  (your right, that "a" should not be there)

Can't really tell from the photo is it not lined up or does it not fit through the hood? I was wondering of a mulfer shop could bend you a short adaptor pipe.

Dan73 wrote: Can't really tell from the photo is it not lined up or does it not fit through the hood? I was wondering of a mulfer shop could bend you a short adaptor pipe.

  The muffler won't fit through the hood.  In that figure picture, the muffler is resting atop the hood.

I got to thinking after I posted this.  As much as I hate to cut the hood I probably will for this muffler. 

Now, the other bad news is when I pulled the make-do exhaust pipe, I found there is water in the manifold.  I'm not too surprised considering the strength of recent stormed that have rolled through.

I have no idea if any of the exhaust valves are open, but I would expect that possibility.  Should I pull the manifold, drain it, and inspect cylinders for water?  I'm thinking that's the best course of action.

Dan73 wrote: I would you don't want to hydro lock it. I would pull the plugs it will make a place to let the water out when it turns over.

Ahh, great idea.  I have the hand crank, which will make the process a bit easier to control.

Sugarmaker wrote: Gary,  Surprised it got that much water in there with the rain cap on? If your going to cut the hood start small and make sure its in the right place to center the new pipe in the hood opening. Maybe mark the hood using the existing vertical pipe as the center to mark the offset from. Regards,  Chris

Actually, I was thinking of cutting the existing pipe down where it's even with the hood.  Then, I'll position the muffler on it so I can use a sharpie to mark a circle.  That will allow enough space around the muffler as well as get it properly centered. 

Here we go.  Cut down the old pipe to get a rough idea how to align the muffler.  Set the muffler atop the hood and eyeballed everything.  Then, I traced a circle.



The air filter was interfering with my cutting, so I pulled it.  Then, I dropped the muffler in place and checked for spots I should trim some more.



Now, it's all bolted into place and the rain cap is snugged.



I pulled the spark plugs and hand cranked it for three full revolutions.  A massive amount of water shot out of the back cylinder, then one of the others.  I paused to check my work and realized the tractor was sitting cockeyed and noticed it had walked over the cement block I'm using for a wheel chock.  OOPS!  Popped it out of gear so it could roll back.  Turned it two more times to ensure as much water was out as possible before putting the plugs back into place.  I'm going to get some Marvel Mystery and dump down each cylinder before I spin it again a few more times.

I've also reinstalled the rebuilt starter with the nicely powder coated brush cover.



I blasted the carburetor at a friend's today with a mild abrasive.  The carb cleaned up great and we blew the snot out of it with compressed air.  I would have had the carb reassembled except I left the float at home.

I'll get there in due time.

Dan73 wrote: The exaust looks good. Two little takeaway lessons first before you ever turn a tractor over double and triple check it is in neutral.   Walking over the block might seem almost funny with the plugs out but with the plugs in and the carb on it could well be your wife posting about how you are in the hospital or worse.    I alway check even if I was trying to start the tractor walked away and came back with tools. It is just a habit now that I grab the shifter before the key everytime. The life you save will be your own. Le enough preaching.   Second lesson is plug all the holes going into the motor when you walk away that means take some tape or a rag or both and cover that carb opening right now. Mice and chickmunks will climb in there with acorns for lunch if you don't trust me on this one found out the hard way with the air line off the carb for a while. Good work on the mulfer. Just keep safe so we can all enjoy hearing about your progress and seeing the photo's.

I agree with you on all that.  I was wondering why turning it over was more difficult that I imagined.  Once I paused to asses the situation I noticed it was creeping over the block.  This is also why I have it parked on level ground and blocked *and* parked in gear.  Just in case someone comes by and tried to get cute and pop it out of gear.

As for the rest, the carb and air cleaner aren't mounted on the tractor, but I've dealt with enough old Volkswagens that I have had my share of vehicles packed with acorns and filler materiel.