Seized John Deere MC Revival and First Start

[@davehogye576]

"wards off mosquitoes like a champ". I like your sense of humor. Excellent video and reasonable approach with very good repair work, to getting this MC operating again. I've very recently been enlightened to the JD MC with multiple MC KZbin videos. I've have what I think is a '48 MC, that's sitting in my barn for about 40 years. It's a classic ran when parked unit. I pulled it out into sun light in just the past few days and cleaned it up with hopes to get it operating. KZbin is the best for info on anything and everything and a great source for inspiration and motivation. My MC has original fenders and what look like the original tracks with almost no wear. Thanks for sharing the video and your work. Well done.

[@RustyRescues]

Dave, thank you! That sounds like a fantastic barn find, I wish the lowers on mine were in that good of shape. Best of luck bringing it back to life!

[@davehogye576]

@@RustyRescues The guy that last ran my MC is still around. I'm going to call him. There is some spare tune-up parts on a shelf and 2 unopened quarts of factory JD green paint. I haven't tried to rotate the motor yet, but everything else is moving fine. I also have an old 12' JD wheel disc that I occasionally use. The MC may have been used to pull it in the past. Now, a 1980 Hesston 665 CM is the crawler I use. Thanks again for sharing your MC video and details of your work. Great stuff.

[@PlanetMojo]

Saving the earth by recycling old machinery. You sir are a hero 😉

[@davehogye576]

I think your rocker arm resurfacing setup is perfect for the job. Well thought out and more than adequate for this application. A major improvement.

[@chadbell8993]

I grew up with a MC. Was a good little crawler for around the farm. Seemed to always have steering clutch issues if worked to hard. Great job on getting it running again. Always good to see old iron up and going

[@andrewbrenneman9592]

The BEAUTIFUL sound of the 2 cylinder JOHNNY POP.

[@woodhonky3890]

Yeah, except when it was actually moving/working. Bummer

[@scatteredrustyprojects]

Awesome! Very clever on restoring the rocker arm tips!

[@marclange9592]

Great video. I ran two of them in the mid 80s. Made a living with them and a rock pit. Breat trail builders for the lake. A bucket and a blade. Slow and economical. Even baled the steep side hills for a neighbor. The weakness was if the pushed hard going up a bank. I'd guess 30 plus degrees you could limit the water to the sleeves, get a hot spot and when the tractor came back down. Crack a head. They were back breaker seats and ear ringers if I dint prepare well. Great little tractors. Probably 1000 plus hours on em. My back and ears say more. Even with protection . That is a very nice looking one. The 420 yellow? The number of idlers made a difference in ride. Very pure old tractor . A good muffler and a tip turn out highly recommended. Thank you for taking the time and the talent.

[@michaelmckallip5565]

Nice job as always. Saving anything from scrap is a good day.

[@davidkimmel4216]

Great job. You have a wonderful piece of JD equipment. 👍👍👍

[@oldamericaniron5767]

It’s good to see you resurfacing the rocker arms, I think that gets overlooked to often.

[@robj2704]

J-D sure did love their 2-cylinders.

[@theotherfinnegan9955]

very satisfying to watch and great that the rest of the machine functions well.

[@larryrivers1471]

Nice work. It was great seeing the blade getting dirty. As it was meant to be.

[@rustedwrenchrestorationwor9779]

ATF and Acetone. AKA: Weasel Piss! great old-timers trick. I like Kroil as well. Also greatly appreciate the Monty Python intermission music...

[@androidtexts6948]

Love the edits titles intermission 😊

[@MrGingerdavis11]

Pitter Patter!! Love your vids!

[@RustyRescues]

Thanks for the support!

[@quagmiredavis4117]

I have pulled plugs filled cylinders with marvel mystery oil sit a few days and use tractor to nudge equipment very slight tug 99% of time it works

[@oldamericaniron5767]

I see you are working on the head with the manifolds and exhaust pipe still on. I plan to do the same when I get back to my Farmall, it’s more difficult to handle but it will save dealing with gaskets and rusted tight nuts and studs.

[@RustyRescues]

Oh yes, trying to remove the manifold would open up another can of worms! Makes it more clumsy, but definitely easier in the long run to leave it on if possible.

[@TimothyPKoon]

Looks like a win win

[@73DiamondReo]

nice work. one 10b has a stuck engine so i might be doing the same thing unless i swap it to something else

[@UnitCrane514]

ATF/Acetone, I swear by it

[@anthonyross9276]

Love the letterkenny tshirt bud!

[@OldSkoolF]

Can someone please try the old school method... Apple cider vinegar in all the cylinders... keep them topped off for a week... It will pop loose and the rings will be free... Oil doesn't loosen the rings...

[@jeffreyplum5259]

I bet you are very glad John Deere was so attached to 2 cylinder engines. A 4 cylinder would have been a bigger nightmare.

[@tonydeleo3642]

Won't anti-seize mess with the torque specs on the head bolts? Looks like you have a bit of blow-by going past the piston rings from the smoke I see coming up from the top of the head???

[@jacilynns6330]

Threads in block should also be chased as they can be quite nasty with grey sludge. I usually wash them with solvent as I chase threads. Clicker torque wrench are, for most part highly inaccurate. The springs in them compress and lose accuracy quite fast even if your careful to unscrew them after use, always always double check with a dial torque wrench or needle as they seems to stay accurate even after decades of use. I also found that it's best to go around a final time just to check. Some times the middle ones end up being below spec.

[@RustyRescues]

In my opinion, "Highly inaccurate" is a bit of an exaggeration, but they are, of course, not the "most" accurate torque wrench available. That being said, for the jobs that they are typically used to perform, they are well within the tolerance range required; it's important to use the proper tool for the job. They should have their calibration checked intermittently, though, as they can drift. If a more accurate torque is required, a digital or beam type should be used, certainly. I typically make the extra loop as well; Eases my anxiety at the minimum! Cheers and thanks for watching!

[@quagmiredavis4117]

Use marvel mystery oil in fuel to keep rings and valves free ..

[@donharris4246]

thank you for this but the old man did not listen put a nice hole in piston still stck was going to put new pistons in any way front piston was full of water oil pan had about 2 qts water oh well going to the dr i am not a mechanic keep up the good work

[@khadijagwen]

I did not know that John Deere built Vertical 2 Cylinder engines.

[@tonydeleo3642]

Does this engine use cylinder liners?

[@stevehuffman7453]

mighty clean machine. How long ago since the rebuild amd paint job? dissapointing you didn't replace the rockers, honed the cylinders with the pistons in place ... sorry, but I was taught do the job right or don't do it at all. doing a half-assed job just means you're going to be into it again sooner, rather than later = more time and $$$ possibly a lot more $$$$ because something that should have been replaced wasn't, broke, and caused even more damage.

[@RustyRescues]

The machine has never been rebuilt, and is very worn out. The museum it came from bought it as-is and threw paint at it to make it look pretty on display. Never let paint fool you. There is nothing wrong with reconditioning rocker arm tips if you have the ability to do so, it's no different than regrinding valves. The fact of the matter is that a machine in this poor of condition, without it running you have no idea how much it needs; is the clutch bad? How's the lower end? Is the trans good? Are the steer clutches good? Final drives? No idea. Do you dump a grand into the engine immediately, or do you do what's needed to make it run and then reassess the condition of the machine once it's under power, which is what we did. No damage is going to come from this, the engine was spun with no head until it built oil pressure, all fluids were changed and inspected for debris, anything that absolutely needed to be fully serviced was.

[@edwardesty4951]

Sadly these little motors are not sleeved

[@tomthumb5445]

Will it run again? LOL The Titanic would float and sail again if you send enough time and money on it. :)

[@donharris4246]

oh by the way mine is not a mc it is a M not that it matters

[@daleolson3506]

The music is aggravating junked the video

[@joepaullawncare7222]

F the music 🎶