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No problem for the recommendation. I did not realize that it was your stuff on E-bay. I just bought the fan assembly from you a couple weeks ago.

Go to E-bay and type Cletrac in the search. First page has a guy in upstate NY that is parting out a 1939 HG. He has the final drives for sale at $100 us. He also offers world wide shipping. I have all ready purchased some odd and ends from him for my 1940 HG.

Well, I got the motor torn completely down tonight. The good news: The cam, cam bearings, gears, lifters, and valves look great. The cam bearings are the easy knock out type, so the will be easy to replace. The bad news: The main bearings are shot. I know that I can get new replacement rods and rod bearings from Zimmermans, but does anyone know if they carry some sort of replacement main bearings/caps to replace the old style poured babbit bearings? Just wondering.

Just wondering if anyone has found and dealt with this outfit before. I found them while I was surfing the web for parts. Turns out they are just 30 miles from where I live here in western NY. From there home page, click on used equipment and then click on the gallery link. The seem to have all kinds of makes and models, and quite a lot of Olivers and Cletracs.

http://www.crawlerheaven.com

Couple more pics.

Well, I have been both anticipating and dreading this, but I have started the overhaul on my 1940 HG 42. I was not planning on doing this till next summer/fall, but the motor has been getting louder over the last month so I decided to start, before it gets any worse. Glad that I did because the babbited rods were toast and 2 of the oil rings had disintegrated. The mains are in surprisingly good condition, as well as the crank, cylinders, pistons, cam, and valves. Thank goodness for Zimmermans, because they are the only ones that have the parts I need for my IXA3. I wouldn't mind upgrading to a larger motor, because it has an Anderson blade on it, but the used/remaned ones they have are a little too pricey for my wallet. Attached are a couple of pics of the tear down so far. I will keep posting updated pics as work progresses.