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I got a c-141 yesterday that had been garage kept and the owner inherited it with his house. A very exciting find for $200 as it includes a solid deck and a very nice pusher blade. It also looks very nice and clean for its age. Like any non-running tractor, you can expect a few problems. First, the starter nose gear is heavily worn and so will not engage. It is a Massachusetts built Bosch starter, and I have borrowed one from another tractor, I thought it a good idea to remove the engine tins to check for mice nests, but there was a great deal of dried oil gunge suggesting a blown head gasket. i found the only head bolts that were anywhere near tight were the two closest to the exhaust. There are no scratches in the piston bore, but at TDC, the valves can be rotated . I have cleaned the engine and plan to adjust and lap the valves. The front of the piston top has eroded a bit and you can see a bit of the top piston ring. I suppose it could be due to all that grunge build up on the cooling fins from the loose head bolts I did notice that the tractor has an electric fuel pump. I used the pump to empty the tank and the gas was pretty good as it appeared to have Sta-Bil in it. In any case it still smelled pretty much like it should, but i pumped it out anyway and used it to clean up the engine. Does this sound like a good plan? I know some of you would just do a complete rebuild, but i already have one tractor in pieces to paint
