Allis Chalmers WD45 Rebuild Episode 1: Head Removal and Inspection

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It looks like this WD45 needs a rebuild. In this episode I'm removing the old D17 loader frame to get easier access to the engine, and removing the head to see what's going on inside. This is what happens when tractors get left outside without a cover on the muffler.
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[@theholeinthewater9452]

Original paint looks worth keeping..

[@Tractor-Roy]

I was thinking that too. The hood is really messed up but everything else looks good still

[@Farmall2830]

Good luck with the manifold studs. If they are as rusty as the rest of it they will probably snap off

[@Tractor-Roy]

Surprisingly, all but one came out without issue. The last one broke off flush in the head. I’ll try the welding a nut and washer trick to see if I can get it removed

[@Farmall2830]

@@Tractor-Roy be careful with that. if the nut snaps off too that weld will make it hard to drill out

[@Tractor-Roy]

I’ll have to go slow with it, that’s for sure. I don’t want to deal with broken bits or taps too

[@Sojourning_]

Two major issues that destroy these iron engines corrosion, and no coolant filter. cut to the chase, there are a number of quality brand names. Purchase a coolant filter mounting kit, they do very in how to fix to the unit. I no longer do fleet maintenance / or any mechanician. above all, Be sure to get the filter with the zinc plug / and super charged with antifreeze. The rest should be easy to figure out. It's the only way to prolong any iron engine. I used hundreds of them. fleet Maintenance. we put them on all the service vehicles that didn't come equipped, saves heads and the blocks, reduces the corrosion effect on liners. It's not rocket science. Like I said, the kits very in how to make application. The simpler the better. Donaldson is about as basic as it can get. spin. You want full flow of the coolant back to the filter. I would by pass the thermostat, besides, it saves the water pumps and helps save the water pump bellows seals. the other thing that really kills these engines with all that rust / junk in the coolant, when the thermos is closed, the junk flutters up and down in the rad tubes, which coats / over time plugs the core up. don't really have anything else to do, I'm down with cancer, enjoying these old tractor videos. Fixing these old timers is what I use to do, / earth moving equipment. The Lord Be with You

[@Farmall2830]

Are you going to put the grill guard back on it?

[@Tractor-Roy]

Probably not. I don’t have the loader for it and it just gets in the way. I think it looks better without too

[@Farmall2830]

@@Tractor-Roy it does. The grill looks too bulky with it