Farm Truck Project

what model ferguson? my family used to have a 35 ferguson with a 3cyl diesel in it. i operated it from age 8 until just recently when my parents sold my grandparents farm. miss that old tractor!

 

I had a '66 half ton 4x4, it was an ex-air force truck. The engine was a big 6 cylinder, called "black diamond 6".

It was the easiest vehicle to put a tuneup on that I ever owned. I just opened the hood, climbed into the engine compartment, put one leg on each side of the front axle, and stood right next to the engine on the side where the plugs and distributor were.

I sure had a lot of adventures in that old truck!

 

Sweeeet YD X's 10

 

Had an old International Scout for many years and loved it. Finally gave it away and damned things still probably rusting and running somewhere.

 

My grandpa had an old IH farm truck,, a few years newer than yours YD,, I can remember being a kid , riding in the fields throwing out corn shucks and hay for the cattle in the late 60s , early 70s ,,, damned thing didnt have any brakes then ,, I moved there in the late 80s and the thing still ran with a jump start and little gas poured down the carb. I wanted to put a little money into then and fix it up ,, my dad said it wasn't worth putting money into . That might have been the only time I listened to him , when I shouldn't have ,,, god bless'em both.

 

i have and old flame who trades these old junkers.... he told me to tell you @Yard Dart to be sure and put a kegerator in the back with a beer tap by the passenger door to increase resale value

 

ur seriously keeping it? it has no horsepower and cant pull or carry anything. It nees the beer to give it value hehe

 

Now yall see here,Clearly a woman who knows men and their simple needs.

 

all kidding aside, internationals are great trucks. It will be a great addition to your farm. And fixing it up will keep YD out of trouble

 

Not sure I'd worry about it much Yard.
You mentioned that the engine runs good, but has oil leaks. A gasket set will solve that. If it was me I'd pull the oil pan and look at the mains and rod bearings and go from there. Those engines ain't nothing to go through if you decided you needed to. Same with the tranny. If it doesn't pop out of gear and the syncros are good I'd change out the oil and run it. Those trannys are easy to work on/rebuild as well if needed. I would resurface the flywheel and install a new clutch kit. Keep a spare set of points, condenser, cap n rotor along with plugs in the shop and you'd be set.

 

I agree ^^ If your going that far of pulling the pan , do a compression test first or leak down test just to see if head removal is needed.
Pulling pan and slipping in new rod throws and mains is ez , new oil pump as well. Use NO silicone sealer , use the better Aviation types and they will not let you down. The engines Im on use no gaskets and are glued together, you need gaskets , but the better type over stock with AV chemicals adhesives. My Toy BJ60 with 3B turbo & aftercooled works well , no leaks ..
If compression is good but not great , live with it , brgs are more important ..
Sloth

 

Ball hone or de-glaser it , Hone is a different unit , many get this all wrong ,hone is after a bore , them 3 fingers unit are a straight stone that are toys ,, Ball hones just scratch the CYL to let the new rings to seat in .. Now if the rings have worn into the OD of the CYL then the goofy engines built back then have ring ridges and now need a ridge ringer remover , NOW COMES THE MONEY !!
Real engines use soft rings and hard CYL's causing ring wear over the block wear !! SO watch how deep !!
You cant get pistons and rods out till you gouge the block that might need boring oversized , then the "real " hone to size to spec..
Rod resizers etc all use a hones that are set at a spec, the 3 finger and ball units are just scratchers ,,
I worked as a machinist on this in the 60.s , til now Tech rep / instructor for a Manufacture for the last 20 years ..
Best to do deep DIO .
Ask many & you have my CDN text # , Any questions no worry's Sir YD .

Sloth

 

At least with split rims you can replace the tires without having a machine.That is if you have balls of steel. Replaced many on my old 65 dodge. Should have replaced them though. Gotta love old dependable, simple trucks. Only major thing i had done to mine was to have my mechanic fix the smoking issue. It ran fine. I was just getting tired of the smoke. He had to replace 3 cracked pistons on it. One of the most reliable vehicles i ever owned. Never failed to start.

 

Love that truck! What a great find. Once again, Mrs Dart has my admiration. She is a smart lady and saw no need to ding up a new truck while working the homestead. My step-dad had an old IH truck, I spent many hours riding in the back. Those are great solid trucks.

 

Sweet truck! That brings back memories of my dad's old rig