I have john deere a 1951. Went I was fixing my up. I had to fix my gas tank because it han a rust hole in it . I took my gas tank to have it fixed. They flushed the tank with some acid and braze the rust hole. Shut and Coate the tank. So you like farm and home to get the acid. If you know how to braze with torch. To fix the rust hole .The coating is to protect the gas tank from resting. Coating goes inside the gas tank. They said not run ethanol fuel because it will eat the Coating.

The tank on my 8N was like that. May I suggest, go to Lowes, Home Depot, local hardware store, etc. and look in the paint department where they sell paint thinnner and look for a product called Methyl Ethyl Ketone. It may be labled as MEK or MEK substitute. Through the mircale of science, it will disolve all of that goop and any varnish in the tank. Fill the tank with a suitable amount to cover the bottom well, maybe an inch or two of the MEK. Let it sit, and not in direct sunlight. After a few hours, roll the tank around and all that goop will start to come loose and come out in chunks. Repeat as necessary and once you are satisfied, rinse with water well and dry out the tank. Hope it helps. 🙂

Step 1: Buy 5 gallons of purple power degreaser from Walmart Step 2: Plug sediment bowl hole, pour purple power in tank. Let set for a couple of days. Step 3: Dump tank into two empty buckets. Step 4: Take to car wash, wash with hot soapy water until tank is very hot to the touch and rinse. Step 5: If the tank is still dirty - repeat steps 2 - 4. Step 6: When tank is clean, replace rusty metal with new metal. Step 7: Seal with red coat, make sure you etch inside of tank with muriatic acid before red coat. NOTE: Purple power can be strained and put back in containers for reuse. Over and over again.

There are some tanks on ebay for the B series....mostly used tanks, but may be a better starting point that what you have currently...

Least not rusty lol what happens when old gas sets and don’t use ethanol gas it makes water

My big tank on my 39B is still in good shape, never looked at my small tank, can"t believe can not find a tank, you can get pretty much anything else for these B s, once you start cleaning it ?

You don't think that someone tried to seal the tank and just didn't get the sealing material sloshed and distributed enough to where it settled to the bottom of the tank?

Great information here. What # head is that?

This is really cool to watch.

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Dunno why I always assumed these things had no (parking) brakes… 😂. Thanks for video.

I'm amazed by your diagnostic mind. I give you credit, I probably would've had a fit realizing I split it in the wrong place. Nothing ever goes as easy as I plan them. But I eventually calm down and get after it. I usually finish up just as satisfied. Ready for the next vid. I'm rootin fer ya!

Good luck on this journey.

As ever the deeper you dive in the bigger the can of worms become!! Having seen your skill level on your other projects I know that your capable of doing this and that the biggest hurdle is the logistic of the size of the parts and moving them about, you may need to ask for a bit of help in putting it all back once you’ve replaced the seals. Good luck with it all and I look forward to following the progress bit by bit.

Are you ever worried that you won't get something back together and have to sell it as a basket case?

Do you think taking the frame rail off the left side would help? It might give you some more room to work.

Anxiously waiting for the next video on this repair. I hope everything goes according to your plan!

That's a big task. I don't know if I have the attention span to tackle it. Cudos to you.

Glad you figured out what the problem was.

I just had to replace my manifold on my cub loboy 154 same engine why did they mold it so tight to the inner bolts

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Beautiful piece of machinery. The way it should be. Great work done on this beautiful tractor!

This is a good lesson in patience for me. Thanks.

Great content. It was riveting and one bolt ing to watch. Lol. This is valuable stuff if I ever find my own. Thanks for teaching all this. Keep em comin. I'm rootin fer ya!

These "small jobs, little things" are actually a big deal. Day in day out these are the things you use and the stuff that should work. Broken or dilapidated features like a door mechanism take some of the fun out of having and driving it. It's especially nice to fix something that was irritating. Cool that you figured it out.

Thank you for the very in depth walk through, i have a 1955 with the same but different problem, the forked piece that latches into the door frame swings but doesnt lock into position. I think it's a worn out Cam similar to your problem. Thanks!

This is just the video I need. I got a 56 with essentially the same problem. Thanks!

Great video!!

What brand tractor tires are these? I want to get some for my tractor. Trying to find some that won’t hurt the pocketbook.

Sometimes the smallest of jobs can be the most frustrating but once you’ve identified the issue and fixed it the feeling is great. Each and every job done on the Jeep is a win win and endears it into your heart, once the Jeep is fully up and running I can see this becoming your every day driver. Just love the videos on the Jeep, it’s so ugly it’s beautiful. Well done.

Good job, it can be tricky working on old hardware when some pieces are worn out

Draining , flushing , refilling with new lubricants is very satisfying. The Owners Manual states Flush out the engine and trans/diff units YEARLY. I think most old 2-cylinder tractors missed many flushes.

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Found this yesterday. My bearing is stuck! ugh. Fresh build before I drive cross country last November The inner seal started leaking in Texas, decided not to open it up on the road. I'm guessing there's a slight groove in the sleeve but I don't know. I'll fool with it again next week. subscribed!

Beautiful machine

The set up looks like the old Briggs and Stratton generators

I replace clutch pilot bearing and throw out bearing and I have no clutch still helpppppp

Enjoyed the video ! Son and I have two Allis Chalmers D 15s . Thought my rear main was leaking but found it was mostly the trans input shaft seal . Your WD45 may be much different ? You may want to check out the unoffical allis chalmers web site ? Lots of good info and guys on there . Good luck !

Most of the "big " jobs are not that bad if you take your time and take some extra steps to be organized. I think the input shaft bearing on Dads Case DC may be going, which involves splitting the tractor. The service manual shows doing exactly what you're doing with the threaded rod to keep it all lined up

Ingenious plan. I'm rootin fer ya!

Wow what a job to do on your own, very relieved to see you taking sensible steps to protect yourself. I hope everything goes as you expect but if Sod’s Law has anything to do with it then anything can happen. Looking forward to the next video’s and of course the Jeep engine return. Great video and take care.

I don’t know what the color name is for the AC tractor, the company owner took a vacation to California and fell in love with the California poppies. He then used that color for his tractors.

Is the engine a Waukesha engine? If so, they have a very distinct sound.

Very nice tractor!! When you get a “can of worms”, you get to go fishing!!

Very nice tractor. I’ve got a 180 and I really like mine.

What year is this tractor?

Put wax paper between the halves of the wheel. Oldtimers did that for the rear wheel clamps also

There's a little known fact that if that bolt breaks in the seat , you could possibly die if you're pulling a big harrow

Any advice on how you cleaned the engine prior to reassembling?

love the dc.plowed and disk many aday with one.i was 18 then 86 now thank you.enjoyed this much.