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Huh. We have a 1026 purchased new that received a Year-A-Round at the dealership before delivery. I don't remember seeing that. Maybe the dealer tossed it because they knew it's fate...

I'm excited about this build/save. I look over the pics every time I open this thread. Dang that's a good looking tractor.

 

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From your other thread now I'm jelly of the deal you got here lol 

 

That's really awesome! 

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Had a little time over the weekend to pressure wash the 1566 (believe it or not, there was a tractor under there!) and spent a little time prepping to pull the injection pump. I timed the injection pump to dead-nuts and then put the pointer back on the bell housing. Here’s the skinny: with the pump timed, the engine is at 49 degrees (should be 15 per the book). I thought I must have goofed something up, so I started over…same result. What the heck? Tonight or tomorrow, I’m going to pull the cover off the front of the pump drive gear housing and see what I see…any advice on what to look for? If it ‘jumped a tooth’, which gear is the most likely offender? Is it conceivable that one of the gears lost a tooth? If so, it it possible that the valves skipped a tooth too?

 

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corrected timing per snoshoe's post (18 vs 15deg)
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Pump timing should be @ 15 degrees? Could the pump shaft bolts come loose & screwed up the timing? I’d take the valve cover off & make sure ur @ TDC on #1 cylinder. 1st 3 valves should be loose to confirm. Just remove the pump then.

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4 hours ago, Dirt_Floor_Poor said:

Just to add my $0.02 I think that tractor would look great just how it is fixed up. There’s nothing but open station tractors at most shows now. 

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4 hours ago, snoshoe said:

Which pump marks are you lining up? The ones behind the pipe plug or in the side cover?

Behind the side cover

4 hours ago, 5488ih said:

Pump timing should be @ 15 degrees? Could the pump shaft bolts come loose & screwed up the timing?

Kinda what I was thinking, I'll pull the front cover and we'll see what we see. Not going to be tonight, maybe tomorrow. Standby for an update. 

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11 minutes ago, tperson said:

Behind the side cover

Wrong marks. Half inch square socket head pipe plug in pump mounting adapter. Marks on pump drive hub. With number one on compression. The marks you used will be visible but not lined up. Those are for timing the head.

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39 minutes ago, snoshoe said:

Wrong marks. Half inch square socket head pipe plug in pump mounting adapter. Marks on pump drive hub. With number one on compression. The marks you used will be visible but not lined up. Those are for timing the head.

Ok, 10-4...I saw that, took the plug out and shined a light in there...but didnt know what I was looking at or for. I'll try again and report back.

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Welp, the weekend plan took a different turn Friday (turned out to be for the better). The local Bomgaars had batteries on sale, so I snagged a couple and installed them Friday after replacing the engine oil, fuel, and coolant filter, and changing engine oil. The fuel looked and smelled good, so we cracked all the injector lines and cranked the engine over to get oil to where it needed to be and to blead the pump/lines. Once we tightened the injector lines, I bet it didn't make a half a revolution before it started and ran. Actually it ran really well...no smoke, no funny noises, no unexpected leaks or surprises. A new theory is emerging: it DID have a bad pump on it at one time, but it was replaced (as indicated by the "RENEWED" tag on the pump) and not everyone got the status update. Drove it home, changed the hydraulic filter (not milky), vacuumed all the mouse poop out and scrubbed the inside of the cab (that was a chore). Even the headlights and flashers work! 

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47 minutes ago, tperson said:

Welp, the weekend plan took a different turn Friday (turned out to be for the better). The local Bomgaars had batteries on sale, so I snagged a couple and installed them Friday after replacing the engine oil, fuel, and coolant filter, and changing engine oil. The fuel looked and smelled good, so we cracked all the injector lines and cranked the engine over to get oil to where it needed to be and to blead the pump/lines. Once we tightened the injector lines, I bet it didn't make a half a revolution before it started and ran. Actually it ran really well...no smoke, no funny noises, no unexpected leaks or surprises. A new theory is emerging: it DID have a bad pump on it at one time, but it was replaced (as indicated by the "RENEWED" tag on the pump) and not everyone got the status update. Drove it home, changed the hydraulic filter (not milky), vacuumed all the mouse poop out and scrubbed the inside of the cab (that was a chore). Even the headlights and flashers work! 

That is awesome. Keep us updated with pictures of your progress please

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I like the cab too.

Is it ROPS?

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On 7/25/2023 at 8:34 AM, DT Fan said:

Nice find, I like it. If it were mine, not sure what I'd do about the cab situation.

They are not that bad to get in and out of.

Leave it for awhile, it will grow on you.

 

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