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TEET · #11 12-05-2010, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by _DX3_

Here is a list of parts and costs, mainly from NAPA, but from the OEM section of the catalog:
This might give you a rough estimate, then add shop charges and machining charges if needed.
The service manual can be downloaded free. I think it is in the Tractor Library here.
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Just a note: The price on the bottom of that list is for a lot of parts...parts that you will not need. Its a good list, but dont look at the price at the bottom....I know if I was unfamiliar with rebuilding engines and saw that list I would probably be overwhelmed and put the tractor to the curb.....

It does have quite a few parts that you will most definitely need. Also shop around for parts...some of those prices look pretty current and up to date, but some are way too high.

Matt is correct...the governor shaft is a necessity along with the piston, rings, rod, seals and gaskets. You can do it yourself and save a lot of money. You can even re-surface the valve seats yourself too..its easy.... if you follow the service manual......

Jeff (teet)

_DX3_ · #12 12-05-2010, 06:17 PM

LOL, yes I guess that sheet would be a bit intimidating. Wasn't thinking about that. I just wanted you to see the price for the rod, piston and ring kit and maybe other items you might need. The prices listed are the best I can find in my area. So don't think that is a set price. I try to purchase things locally if I am able to and my NAPA guys are great at helping me out.

_DX3_ · #13 12-05-2010, 06:20 PM

LOL, yes I guess that sheet would be a bit intimidating. Wasn't thinking about that. I just wanted you to see the price for the rod, piston and ring kit and maybe other items you might need. The prices listed are the best I can find in my area. So don't think that is a set price. I try to purchase things locally if I am able to and my NAPA guys are great at helping me out. That sheet is based on doing a complete rebuild of my 128 motor with all internal parts with the exception of the crank being new.

howie2112 · #14 12-05-2010, 07:23 PM

hey everyone!

thanks for the extremely helpful replies. DX3, that chart was very informative. not sure what i'm going to do, there's a very slight chance i may do it myself, but i'm really not equipped to do it tool and space wise.

if i took it to a shop, i'm hoping they could just fix the piston and rod, and avoid the entire rebuild for now, although i'm thinking it may be easier to just do it all now.

Jeff, as you mentioned the death rattle...yeah i did hear a rattle, i forgot to mention it in my original post, it was rattling the whole time it was running before it died. my dad was on it when it died, idk if there was any noise or whatever when it stopped running. the piston was broken, and one ring was off and sort of wedged in there. i didn't notice any scratching on the cylinder wall thing, but the rod was lightly scratched up. nothing really deep, but i'm guessing it isn't good to have it damaged at all.

another thing, side note completely. i was thinking that the oil would need to be drained for this and i remembered my plug is stripped to the point of non removal...i can't even get it with visegrips. i've been using one of those oil siphons for small engines to remove the oil to change it. i'm wondering if there is a way for the repair shop to remove the stripped bolt somehow and rethread a new one...so i wouldn't need to replace the entire pan. is that possible?

anyway, thanks for everything everybody.

DieselCrawler · #15 12-06-2010, 10:14 AM

syphon out the oil like u have done, then drill out a hole threw the drain plug and use an easy out. then just intall a new plug.

howie2112 · #16 09-01-2011, 10:33 PM

well....talk about thread resurrection. lol.

hey everyone! i wanted to do an update kinda thing here, as its been so long since i've logged in and posted. anyway, here's my update.

with school out for summer, i finally got around to changing the piston and rings and connecting rod (and oil pan lol) on my 129. long story short, a few days ago it came alive again and i'm thrilled.

BUT. lol. its weird misfire issue thing didn't seem to be remedied by anything i did. (coil, wire, condensor, head gasket, etc) so long story short again, i figured i'd clean the carb and readjust it to what the manual says. the thing is, every plug i've pulled from this have been covered in black soot, so i did just that, and bam, the problem disappeared. now the plugs are brown on the tip. btw, the carb was way off spec, like almost three turns out on each or so. now i'm double thrilled. i can reach full throttle with no problem, no smoke, nothing. smooth as can be. excellent.

but i did run into one more (smaller?) issue, and that is some throttle hesitation when i throttle up, and/or put it into gear. can't seem to figure that one out. i messed around with the carb settings to no avail. any ideas? they'd be greatly appreciated. i'm thinking its a carb issue, as the problem was not there before i re-adjusted the carb.

thanks to everyone here, i've gained much knowledge on here and i'm grateful to have this as a resource. my apologies for a long post.