It’s crazy how it’s been 8 years since the first X231 episode. My father and I collect Moline memorabilia, and I stumbled upon an X253 video of yours and subscribed. I was ecstatic when the first X231 video came out, and my father and I have been following along ever since. I was 16 when the first video was uploaded and I’m 24 now. Time flies.
Get one of those questions you wished you had asked your father before he isn't with you anymore. You'll learn a lot while he's still here! I often wish I had done this before my dad passed. I had his 1958 Plymouth Suburban which I'm slowly working on getting it back to daily driver condition and I see and think about things on it wondering why he did such things. There are other things in life too that I wished I had asked him. Oh, there's a playlist on my channel about the car if you're interested. Hopefully more progress this spring as I live in MN.
Just for fun,look up Project Binky. It too is interminable,going on for year after year. I just wish the Englishmen that created it could have a drink and a meal with Squatch the meticulous madman. They have enough similarities of personality. You may not have any interest in English cars but the attention to detail is mind boggling. And as the other guy said,that you and your father can share is a blessing. Not all of us can have that. All the best.
Oh boy, getting exciting now. I can't wait for the wedding ceremony where the engine and the rest of the tractor get married together once and for all! Then I'll be chomping at the bit for the first start episode! Great video, as always Toby!
Strange he hasn't passed that number by now! I guess the number of people who are interested in prototyping and how a machine was developed isn't as large as dropping an LS into an old truck with all purchased components and have a turn key project. 💬 🤔 I guess each of us that read this could share his channel on our social media, that might gain him a few subscribers. I came for his first Farmall H build and stayed for the other content.
@@dans_Learning_Curve Yes, It's very strange indeed. I've seen "content creators" on YT with fake AI videos that have more than a million subscribers. I also came here because of the McCormick Farmall H content, because we have 2 of them that I want to restore one day. I think we need to start spreading the word on all the forums about how good Squatch is on restoring these beautiful machines.
About the time that tractor was built , i as a teenager took all the partial buckets of paint on my boss's farm and mixed in a barrel . Several colors involved , then i painted all the hay wagons with my witches brew ! Your nice brush reminded me of this job , i did not use a brush i used A BROOM!
Loving watching x231 come together. Your process of rebuilding the tractor reminds me of how my mentor at the engine machine shop I worked at went about his work. Everything meticulously done.
started watching your channel on x231 content years ago. The next video is going to be a huge milestone in this work! Thanks for the continued great content!
It would be crazy to see a poll on how many people found this channel because of x-231! It’s gonna be great to see how far this tractor comes along this year.
Man Toby that’s a big step done to get old. Christine on the ground! Thanks for the episode! I’m really looking forward to seeing her back in her glory. Can’t wait for the next video!
We’re still a good year out from that anyway - the entire hydraulic system still needs to be put into place first because it can’t run without it there, but also can’t run with it only partially there but dry 👍
@@squatch253 This project is testing my patience. I mean, I'm good with it...glad to see steady progress...but I don't quite trust that you aren't going to stop and do some other project and then come back to it. At this point I'm not even sure if other projects keep interrupting X231, or if X231 keeps interrupting other projects! So...please, Lord, don't let that light be another oncoming train.....
Yep this is the only project I’ve ever taken on that gets so overwhelming that I can only spend a few months on it before I just have to get away from it to recharge. I’ve tried pressing onward after the burnout has crept in again, but it’s always led to setbacks and costly mistakes, so it’s normal to just work on X231 during the peak winter months and then switch back to other more mainstream content that does better on the channel once the nice weather returns 👍
Boy it must be gratifying to see that old tractor coming together. And being as all the really unusual stuff is done (engine transmission rear end). Couple more winters and it’ll be done!? What a machine it’s turning out to be.
I love the progress! X231 is about to be a tractor again instead of parts waiting for assembly. Thanks for this episode and I am looking forward to the next.
“Put that $hit on everything!” Very enjoyable episode. All that is missing is the “Bob Ross” narrative of, “And we’ll put a little red here, and here, and some more over here.”
Amazing progress, Squatch Given the battles you've had with X-231, to see how quickly it's beginning to look like a tractor again is incredible I'm sure she still has some surprises for you though. Darth Vader would be pleased with your efforts 👍
Getting closer! This has been a long time in the making and I think it's *entirely* been worth it! X231 is how I found this channel, waaaaaaaay back! :D
It must feel slightly strange that X231 is nearing a full circle moment! It’s been such a long process and journey but definitely one well worth it! Can’t wait to see how the progress continues!
Very exciting Squatch. The anticipation of seeing X231 back on wheels is overwhelming. It’s been years but your patience and persistence is paying off. Thanks for another fantastic video.
I am sure glad you re-enforced that send mounting. I had a sinking feeling in my stomach when you set it down, and I watched it wobble. I was very concerned that your mounting boss would crack and break the side of it and/or pan. Glad to see the excellent progress!
Super exciting! Been anticipating the day when Christine comes back together so much that I've gone and rewatched all the X231 videos. Keep up the solid work sqautch!
The suspense is building 😮 So close to a roller. To fill in my time I’m watching your D2 playlist. I’m just starting my D2 teardown. Your D2 vids are very helpful.
It is coming together. It is nice to see that a You Tube creator can work on stuff without having to put on gloves for every job. Seen unboxing video where they put on some kind of black rubber gloves. The one that makes me cringe is wearing gloves while holding something as you drill it on a pedestal drill.
Great video! I've been looking forward to seeing that tractor restored since you began working on it. I had a nightmare situation with modern paints. I ordered paint, Pullman Brown, not an off the shelf color, for a 1914 Holt 45,. I sandblasted hundreds of large and small parts for the crawler's under carriage. The primer/sealer, like the one you mentioned had a 24 hour to recoat window. i followed direction, mixed up the Pullman Brown and began to spray. It looked like brown water. I sprayed one part till the paint ran off, still transparent. With only a couple hours of daylight left I called my paint supplier, to their and my surprise the base color for my mix was candy apple red. Now I had no paint, hundreds of parts in primer, if not painted soon, each one would need to be scuffed for paint to adhere. The paint supplier said they had a primer I could spray on that would allow the parts to be painted any time. I made a 40 mile round trip dash to get the primer and get the parts coated in the allotted time. Now I’m using good old fashion paint, no catalyst. It will fade, stain, and maybe even fall off just like the original.
Yep, the paint world has changed a lot in the last 3 years - so much so that nearly ALL of the old go-to coatings are extinct. Some new formulations are still available that closely resemble the "good old" stuff, but in MN here I'm unable to buy them because I don't spray inside a paint booth that has the filter traps to catch the overspray. Coming next will be the switchover to all water-based coatings, which are even more difficult to spray and require a perfectly timed gloss coat if you want any shine at all. We hobbyists are slowly being cut out of the market entirely.
I was glad to see the extra brace on the engine stand, looked a little wobbly before you added it. Looking forward to see the tires go on the restored wheels.
Once you finish this build, I'm going to have to go back and re-watch the entire series. Seen all the videos but, been long enough I forget the details.
As always I appreciate the mundane, self-taught I learn a lot of tool use, methods and how-to that I suppose I might figure out or find in a book, but watching a master at his craft is priceless!
IIRC, there is a bar welded to the inside of the crankcase from one side to the other. I recall you mentioning that the porosity in the weld zone adjacent to each end of the bar will likely leak oil. It wouldn't take much to remove the sidecover and apply a bit of Glyptol over the porous areas and eliminate some annoying leaks.
I avoid putting coatings of any type inside of engine crankcases due to the possibility of it lifting and being drawn into the lubrication system. I have considered some Glyptal on the outside of the block in those areas though.
The rock crusher is still quite a ways down the project list, but I can refer you back a few episodes where I let everybody know that the narrow RD-6 is going to be this spring’s new project 👍
I remember when I first found this channel I was scrolling through UA-cam and the video for 5j1113s recovery from the back yard was the first video I watched then a short while later you were putting d2 gears in x231 and I was hooked for life ❤❤❤
Hej jag skriver på Svenska. Du är utan tvekan den bästa UA-cam kanalen. Men jag tycker att du skall renovera en plog till Farmall eller D2 till nyskick. Det vore en kul film. 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪 Magnus
This project seems closer to completion than I thought. Not saying it's close, just you're making great progress and I thought there were still several hurdles.
Seeing the flywheel timing marks difficult/impossible to see reminds me of the times when I had to jury-rig timing marks to facilitate timing ignition or diesel injection. Many times I had to rig a pointer (usually with a stiff wire then block an exhaust valve open so I could bar the engine over and locate TDC that way. The wife’s sewing tape came in handy because it was in mm which made it a lot easier to calculate degrees. Timed a lot of engines that way…
it occurs to me the you might be able to mark the pressure plate now that it is installed by transfering the TDC marks that are on the edge of the flywheel, over to the outer part of the pressure plate. this might give you a general point of alignment to work from in the future.
There are no other timing marks on anything else to align those flywheel stampings to though, making me think that they only used them with some other kind of indicator on an engine assembly/test stand :-)
There’s a lot of history with Glyptal. It’s inside the transmission and rear axle castings of my Ford tractors going back to the 1939’s. I’ve never tackled a Fordson but it was probably used on those, too. Hard to imagine that it’s still an independent company but it appears to be.
Congratulations, Squatch. It looks like we see light at the end of the tunnel, although I'm sure it's just reflections coming off the walls around dangerous curves. I hope you get back to the rock crusher soon.
I can't remember if you had fenders or not it's been a long time . I would have glyptalled every thing so it don't rust . It's your tractor . I been watching a lot of years wow . Have fun say hi to SR. North of Lake Eire .
You need to cover the engine with white paint first. Then when it is dry cover with the correct color. If you give a coat of white on everything first the color matching will usually work
Hey Toby, I think you should check to see if that really is a timing mark on the side of the flywheel and put a dot of white paint on the back of the flywheel or pressure plate so you can see it from the inspection hole. That would let you use a timing light when you are getting everything dialed in after you start it.
Trouble is there are no other marks anywhere to line those stampings up with, so I doubt they used them for anything once they bolted the engine up to the tractor. Pretty sure they only used them with an indicator on an assembly stand or something 👍
I guess that leaves you with timing it by ear or with a vacuum gauge. When I rebuilt the engine for our M, I had to time it by ear because my older brother obliterated the timing marks when he rebuilt it. I learned about timing with a vacuum gauge when I was doing a tuneup on a car that the timing marks were way off. The trick was to time it where you reached the peak vacuum reading and then retard it to the point where it was 1 inch of mercury below the peak reading. When I timed my first car that way, it would start on a bump of the starter once the engine got a little heat in it. I've used that method on a few different engines with noticeable improvements in performance and fuel efficiency.
Hey up squatch you tricked me in the beginning of the video i spotted the rims and thought I'd missed an episode so went and checked, started watching again and you said, anyway looking forward to a trip at the race's
I hope getting together will help get the views up. Actually looking like a tractor will probably catch more eyes. Star Wars TIE fighter gag was not on my bingo card for today. Fun fact: the live power spline hub looks suspiciously like the logo of the Galactic Empire. Hmm...
I’d rather have some light lubrication on them personally, even more so when it comes time to take them out again - which the likelihood of is pretty high on X231 here lol 👍
It’s crazy how it’s been 8 years since the first X231 episode. My father and I collect Moline memorabilia, and I stumbled upon an X253 video of yours and subscribed. I was ecstatic when the first X231 video came out, and my father and I have been following along ever since. I was 16 when the first video was uploaded and I’m 24 now. Time flies.
Get one of those questions you wished you had asked your father before he isn't with you anymore. You'll learn a lot while he's still here!
I often wish I had done this before my dad passed. I had his 1958 Plymouth Suburban which I'm slowly working on getting it back to daily driver condition and I see and think about things on it wondering why he did such things. There are other things in life too that I wished I had asked him. Oh, there's a playlist on my channel about the car if you're interested. Hopefully more progress this spring as I live in MN.
Just for fun,look up Project Binky. It too is interminable,going on for year after year. I just wish the Englishmen that created it could have a drink and a meal with Squatch the meticulous madman. They have enough similarities of personality. You may not have any interest in English cars but the attention to detail is mind boggling.
And as the other guy said,that you and your father can share is a blessing. Not all of us can have that. All the best.
Things I never thought I'd hear on this channel - a Star Wars reference, love it!
This is the most exciting paint drying video I’ve seen in quite a while.
My excitement for this is almost unbearable! X231 is coming together! Thanks for sharing Squatch!
So crazy how close it is to being a rolling tractor again. I can't wait to see this thing put back together!
Oh boy, getting exciting now. I can't wait for the wedding ceremony where the engine and the rest of the tractor get married together once and for all! Then I'll be chomping at the bit for the first start episode! Great video, as always Toby!
May the force be with you on this build!
Come on people let's get this man to 💯,000 subscribers ... We all know he deserves it! 👍👍
Strange he hasn't passed that number by now! I guess the number of people who are interested in prototyping and how a machine was developed isn't as large as dropping an LS into an old truck with all purchased components and have a turn key project. 💬 🤔
I guess each of us that read this could share his channel on our social media, that might gain him a few subscribers.
I came for his first Farmall H build and stayed for the other content.
@@dans_Learning_Curve Yes, It's very strange indeed. I've seen "content creators" on YT with fake AI videos that have more than a million subscribers. I also came here because of the McCormick Farmall H content, because we have 2 of them that I want to restore one day. I think we need to start spreading the word on all the forums about how good Squatch is on restoring these beautiful machines.
I think its time to go back and rewatch the series from the start. I really enjoy this build!
I've watched the playlist several times. It's how I get through the times when he's not working on her.
I've seen every X231 episode through the years, but I just binge watched the entire series last weekend. I'm ready for the completion.
About the time that tractor was built , i as a teenager took all the partial buckets of paint on my boss's farm and mixed in a barrel . Several colors involved , then i painted all the hay wagons with my witches brew ! Your nice brush reminded me of this job , i did not use a brush i used A BROOM!
Gotta love it when "they" discontinue the things that work best. Great work!! the before and after photos will be astounding. Thanks for posting.
If it works it must be discontinued, a key lesson for all senior product managers to enforce.
Loving watching x231 come together. Your process of rebuilding the tractor reminds me of how my mentor at the engine machine shop I worked at went about his work. Everything meticulously done.
These videos on X231 just keep getting better and better all the time.
started watching your channel on x231 content years ago. The next video is going to be a huge milestone in this work! Thanks for the continued great content!
It would be crazy to see a poll on how many people found this channel because of x-231! It’s gonna be great to see how far this tractor comes along this year.
Going by the analytics, not quite 25%.
@@squatch253 it's nice to be one of the 25% mate
Came for antique Caterpillar but love this tractor even more because all the difficult repairs.
Man Toby that’s a big step done to get old. Christine on the ground! Thanks for the episode! I’m really looking forward to seeing her back in her glory. Can’t wait for the next video!
the first start of the engine is going to be so exciting to hear how it sounds!
We’re still a good year out from that anyway - the entire hydraulic system still needs to be put into place first because it can’t run without it there, but also can’t run with it only partially there but dry 👍
@squatch253 understand! But it will still be an exciting day!
I feel like my kids use to feel a couple of days before Christmas… excited.
It's nice to see the light at the end of the tunnel.
We’re only about half-way through the tunnel at this point - that light you’re seeing very well could be another oncoming train lol 😂👍
@@squatch253 This project is testing my patience. I mean, I'm good with it...glad to see steady progress...but I don't quite trust that you aren't going to stop and do some other project and then come back to it. At this point I'm not even sure if other projects keep interrupting X231, or if X231 keeps interrupting other projects! So...please, Lord, don't let that light be another oncoming train.....
Yep this is the only project I’ve ever taken on that gets so overwhelming that I can only spend a few months on it before I just have to get away from it to recharge. I’ve tried pressing onward after the burnout has crept in again, but it’s always led to setbacks and costly mistakes, so it’s normal to just work on X231 during the peak winter months and then switch back to other more mainstream content that does better on the channel once the nice weather returns 👍
Boy it must be gratifying to see that old tractor coming together. And being as all the really unusual stuff is done (engine transmission rear end). Couple more winters and it’ll be done!? What a machine it’s turning out to be.
I love the progress! X231 is about to be a tractor again instead of parts waiting for assembly. Thanks for this episode and I am looking forward to the next.
“Put that $hit on everything!” Very enjoyable episode. All that is missing is the “Bob Ross” narrative of, “And we’ll put a little red here, and here, and some more over here.”
Amazing progress, Squatch
Given the battles you've had with X-231, to see how quickly it's beginning to look like a tractor again is incredible
I'm sure she still has some surprises for you though.
Darth Vader would be pleased with your efforts 👍
Getting closer! This has been a long time in the making and I think it's *entirely* been worth it!
X231 is how I found this channel, waaaaaaaay back! :D
Awesome to see X231 coming together!
It must feel slightly strange that X231 is nearing a full circle moment! It’s been such a long process and journey but definitely one well worth it! Can’t wait to see how the progress continues!
Very exciting Squatch. The anticipation of seeing X231 back on wheels is overwhelming. It’s been years but your patience and persistence is paying off. Thanks for another fantastic video.
One step closer. This is coming along just fine.
This really gins up the enthusiasm for completion and the desire to see it run again.
I actually can't believe that I am so excited to see this tractor on its wheels.....!
Loving this X231 progress! Come on rolling chassis! Nice work again!
I’m getting quite excited to see X231 running and driving. Getting close!
I suppose there might be a channel that's as good - but there surely isn't one that's any better. Thanks Squatch!
Excellent video and video skills! I can’t wait for the next one! This is exciting to watch this tractor come together!
My favorite series. There is not another one being rebuilt on earth.
X231 is a work of art. Beautiful
I remember all the "fun" you had with that live power spline in the flywheel Squatch, it's good to see it finally go home to where it should be
Super excited to see that having a roller is very close after so long it a huge step forward ❤
I really like the thumbnail for this video.The engine looks like it's made of brass.
Apparently my brain is impressed by pretty colors😄
You are amazing! Nice camera work on the Glyptol application (7:12)!
I am sure glad you re-enforced that send mounting. I had a sinking feeling in my stomach when you set it down, and I watched it wobble. I was very concerned that your mounting boss would crack and break the side of it and/or pan. Glad to see the excellent progress!
Great video Toby! It will be a huge milestone when it's sitting on all four tires. Cheers
You would make a GREAT aviation mechanic.
Super exciting! Been anticipating the day when Christine comes back together so much that I've gone and rewatched all the X231 videos. Keep up the solid work sqautch!
I'm really enjoying this restoration! I can't wait to see it on its wheels! Excellent work!
The suspense is building 😮
So close to a roller. To fill in my time I’m watching your D2 playlist.
I’m just starting my D2 teardown. Your D2 vids are very helpful.
It is coming together.
It is nice to see that a You Tube creator can work on stuff without having to put on gloves for every job. Seen unboxing video where they put on some kind of black rubber gloves. The one that makes me cringe is wearing gloves while holding something as you drill it on a pedestal drill.
Great video! I've been looking forward to seeing that tractor restored since you began working on it. I had a nightmare situation with modern paints. I ordered paint, Pullman Brown, not an off the shelf color, for a 1914 Holt 45,. I sandblasted hundreds of large and small parts for the crawler's under carriage. The primer/sealer, like the one you mentioned had a 24 hour to recoat window. i followed direction, mixed up the Pullman Brown and began to spray. It looked like brown water. I sprayed one part till the paint ran off, still transparent. With only a couple hours of daylight left I called my paint supplier, to their and my surprise the base color for my mix was candy apple red. Now I had no paint, hundreds of parts in primer, if not painted soon, each one would need to be scuffed for paint to adhere. The paint supplier said they had a primer I could spray on that would allow the parts to be painted any time. I made a 40 mile round trip dash to get the primer and get the parts coated in the allotted time. Now I’m using good old fashion paint, no catalyst. It will fade, stain, and maybe even fall off just like the original.
Yep, the paint world has changed a lot in the last 3 years - so much so that nearly ALL of the old go-to coatings are extinct. Some new formulations are still available that closely resemble the "good old" stuff, but in MN here I'm unable to buy them because I don't spray inside a paint booth that has the filter traps to catch the overspray. Coming next will be the switchover to all water-based coatings, which are even more difficult to spray and require a perfectly timed gloss coat if you want any shine at all. We hobbyists are slowly being cut out of the market entirely.
if I'm not mistaken, we are getting close to having a tractor. been watching the project for years patiently waiting to see the comming vids.
Excellent video x231 is looking lots better with the flywheel and clutch in place again 👍 and the paint inside the bell housing
I was glad to see the extra brace on the engine stand, looked a little wobbly before you added it. Looking forward to see the tires go on the restored wheels.
It seems like all of a sudden it's going to be a roller! Looking great!
Once you finish this build, I'm going to have to go back and re-watch the entire series. Seen all the videos but, been long enough I forget the details.
Things are really starting to come together!
Looking forward to seeing this on all 4s
😂 glyptal 👍 dunno why 🤷♂️ but get that warm fuzzy feeling inside when that goes on 😆 ✌️🤙
As always I appreciate the mundane, self-taught I learn a lot of tool use, methods and how-to that I suppose I might figure out or find in a book, but watching a master at his craft is priceless!
The mechanic version of Bob Ross. Love enamel videos
IIRC, there is a bar welded to the inside of the crankcase from one side to the other. I recall you mentioning that the porosity in the weld zone adjacent to each end of the bar will likely leak oil. It wouldn't take much to remove the sidecover and apply a bit of Glyptol over the porous areas and eliminate some annoying leaks.
I avoid putting coatings of any type inside of engine crankcases due to the possibility of it lifting and being drawn into the lubrication system. I have considered some Glyptal on the outside of the block in those areas though.
Your project is coming together. Looks good! Keep up the great work.
This is really coming to fruition. Very exciting!
X231 is awesome can’t wait to be done! Now moving on to the Rock Crusher! Cheers.
The rock crusher is still quite a ways down the project list, but I can refer you back a few episodes where I let everybody know that the narrow RD-6 is going to be this spring’s new project 👍
She is coming along… I know the feeling. I’ve had a JD “B” in this same state for last 12 years 😅😅😅
I remember when I first found this channel I was scrolling through UA-cam and the video for 5j1113s recovery from the back yard was the first video I watched then a short while later you were putting d2 gears in x231 and I was hooked for life ❤❤❤
Getting to be that milestone moment having it rolling! Can't wait to see the upcoming videos!
Hej jag skriver på Svenska. Du är utan tvekan den bästa UA-cam kanalen. Men jag tycker att du skall renovera en plog till Farmall eller D2 till nyskick. Det vore en kul film. 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪 Magnus
Nice one, enjoyed the episode and looking forwards to the next.🐞
Wow, it is really coming together! Great work!
Yet again, I can’t wait to see all the pieces come together!!!
Can't wait the roller x231, a true milestone is approaching quickly.
It must be so rewarding bolting all these assemblies together after working on each one!
Worrisome is more like it lol! There are a lot of wayward chickens that are due to come home to roost between this episode and the next...
This project seems closer to completion than I thought. Not saying it's close, just you're making great progress and I thought there were still several hurdles.
Seeing the flywheel timing marks difficult/impossible to see reminds me of the times when I had to jury-rig timing marks to facilitate timing ignition or diesel injection. Many times I had to rig a pointer (usually with a stiff wire then block an exhaust valve open so I could bar the engine over and locate TDC that way. The wife’s sewing tape came in handy because it was in mm which made it a lot easier to calculate degrees. Timed a lot of engines that way…
Cannot wait for the next one. It has been a long time coming.
I've been waiting to see this come together, very exciting.
it occurs to me the you might be able to mark the pressure plate now that it is
installed by transfering the TDC marks that are on the edge of the flywheel,
over to the outer part of the pressure plate. this might give you a general point
of alignment to work from in the future.
There are no other timing marks on anything else to align those flywheel stampings to though, making me think that they only used them with some other kind of indicator on an engine assembly/test stand :-)
yes for me I am glad to see it coming together!!!! 10X is where I started watching your channel. So I almost have as much time in 10X as you do?🤣🤣
There’s a lot of history with Glyptal. It’s inside the transmission and rear axle castings of my Ford tractors going back to the 1939’s. I’ve never tackled a Fordson but it was probably used on those, too. Hard to imagine that it’s still an independent company but it appears to be.
Congratulations, Squatch. It looks like we see light at the end of the tunnel, although I'm sure it's just reflections coming off the walls around dangerous curves. I hope you get back to the rock crusher soon.
4:52 done that. Taking it off basically ripped a layer of rubber and exposed the cords. Made a right mess of it.
Great video!!!! Thank you for sharing!!!!
I can't remember if you had fenders or not it's been a long time . I would have glyptalled every thing so it don't rust . It's your tractor . I been watching a lot of years wow . Have fun say hi to SR. North of Lake Eire .
I'm excited to see it with its tires on the ground.
You need to cover the engine with white paint first. Then when it is dry cover with the correct color. If you give a coat of white on everything first the color matching will usually work
That green primer will likely all get removed before the next round of painting begins :-)
Fantastic as always squach-man!
I’m just eatin this progress up! Every turn of the wrench gets us a little closer. Be sure to keep us posted. 🥸👍👀👋✅
Awesome video once again Toby .. CHEERS 🍺🍺👍from Québec 🇨🇦
Good to see Squatch Sr
Hey Toby, I think you should check to see if that really is a timing mark on the side of the flywheel and put a dot of white paint on the back of the flywheel or pressure plate so you can see it from the inspection hole. That would let you use a timing light when you are getting everything dialed in after you start it.
Trouble is there are no other marks anywhere to line those stampings up with, so I doubt they used them for anything once they bolted the engine up to the tractor. Pretty sure they only used them with an indicator on an assembly stand or something 👍
I guess that leaves you with timing it by ear or with a vacuum gauge. When I rebuilt the engine for our M, I had to time it by ear because my older brother obliterated the timing marks when he rebuilt it. I learned about timing with a vacuum gauge when I was doing a tuneup on a car that the timing marks were way off. The trick was to time it where you reached the peak vacuum reading and then retard it to the point where it was 1 inch of mercury below the peak reading. When I timed my first car that way, it would start on a bump of the starter once the engine got a little heat in it. I've used that method on a few different engines with noticeable improvements in performance and fuel efficiency.
As far as I know up here on the west coast of Canada Endura paint makes a self etching primer that by chance is a similar colour to the engine.
Squatch, the difference in colour will drive you crazy. Can you tint the new primer the same colour as the etch?
That green primer will likely all get removed before the next rounds of painting begin. Until then, it'll just stay as it currently is :-)
Can't wait to see x231 looking like a tractor again
Hey up squatch you tricked me in the beginning of the video i spotted the rims and thought I'd missed an episode so went and checked, started watching again and you said, anyway looking forward to a trip at the race's
Exciting times ahead!!!! Woohoo!!!!
I hope getting together will help get the views up. Actually looking like a tractor will probably catch more eyes.
Star Wars TIE fighter gag was not on my bingo card for today. Fun fact: the live power spline hub looks suspiciously like the logo of the Galactic Empire. Hmm...
Nice to see HEX-231 getting closer to a roller, let the mayhem begin!!!
I always put locktight on flywheel bolts.
I’d rather have some light lubrication on them personally, even more so when it comes time to take them out again - which the likelihood of is pretty high on X231 here lol 👍
X231 and Franks Red Hot sauce? What an episode :)
some real Bob Ross moments today with the glyptol.
Very interesting episode.
I look forward to your solution to how to time it. Mirror or something else creative. Thanks for your content.
Hey Brian for the spark you only need to know piston position and obviously the correct stroke
Yep just set it to TDC on #1 and fire it up, turning the distributor until it smooths out and runs well 👍
@@squatch253 aye that's the way mate
Is that 25° before tdc normaly?
Its possible to mark tdc, and the mag. mark yourself or the flywheel.