question on IXK 3 engine parts

hotratz · February 08, 2010, 02:03:01 PM

Quote from: "mikeinnh"One engine I have managed to stay away from due to total dislike is the chevy 350. never owned or wanted one.

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Gazer61 · February 08, 2010, 10:57:51 PM

If you do decide to bore it out to an IXB, I have a set of std. pistons that I took out of my OC-3 motor. If it will help you put the original motor in your HG-31 you can have them.I am not sure if there is a good argument for not re-using old pistons but, maybe some of the others can give us their opinion.
the chevy 350 was a good motor but,I have always prefered the 327

mikeinnh · February 08, 2010, 11:28:52 PM

so the Ixk can be bored to the Ixb size with no problems? there is plenty of cylinder for that? thats a good upgrade. are the pistons you have in usable shape? that sounds like a decent route to go. are the wrist pins the same? mine are quite worn. as far as the 350 goes, alot of people I knew growing up had them and just got sick of hearing about it, they might be good engines, just got tired of hearing how good they were.

John Schwiebert · February 09, 2010, 02:04:17 AM

Get the 3.250 IXB pistons. even if they are worn some get the machine shop to bore the block to properly fit the pistons. I had a dealer friend who did that as a standard overhaul. How hard are you going to work the tractor once it is done? Maybe your IXK engine has one as a few late ones did but back in the days when they were doing them and people were using them on long days to farm with you had to add a water pump. If those pins are worn I also have a plan B for that.

Gazer61 · February 09, 2010, 02:33:38 AM

I have 2 sets of pistons, the one that I have handy has a .004 wear on the wrist pin where it rides in the piston but where the rod rides it shows only .001. It may take me a few days to put my hands on the other set. I would like to have some other people weigh in on this, to see if that is too much. I believe that John is the one that suggested boring it out , I think they are the same casting.

mikeinnh · February 09, 2010, 10:54:43 PM

gazer, you pistons sould like the way to go, thanks for the offer, where are you in NH? not sure what is acceptable wear is on the wrist pins and bushings is, John, whats your plan B on worn pins?

Mike

John Schwiebert · February 10, 2010, 01:46:37 PM

Your wrist pin should be clamped in the rod correct? Now without me looking I had to do this once on an engine with the same problem. There are (were) oversize pins available with almost the same dimensions except they did not have the little notch cut in them. This can be ground into the pin. I just checked my P-M box last night and I see I had 5 messages in there. Will take care of that stuff over the weekend. I will dig up a spec sheet as well for the IXB. Maybe Blake can alter it and we can add it to the bulletins I had posted. Got an appointment tomorrow and need to move some snow first today. Sorry Bob.

Gazer61 · February 13, 2010, 05:55:50 PM

Mike
I have found the other pistons. I have 2 sets of std and 1 set of .02 over. After looking them over both sets of std are about the same. The wear on the wrist pins vary per cylinder I have a couple with only .002 wear.
there are a couple other machine shops that you can try.
1) Sanels in Conord NH , they have done some Toyota heads for me,but I feel they are capable.
2) Messer performance engines on Clinton st in Springfield Vt. He has done an IXB-3 for me.
And John the wrist pins are clamped to the rod, I didn't have the rods with the first set of pistons
Mike

mikeinnh · March 29, 2010, 04:23:28 PM

finally back in work mode and trying to get things together with this engine. were the later ixk-3 engine much different from the early ones? picked up a newer block (not sure what year) and was comparing, it uses bearing shells on the mains, and the bearing caps look bigger, seems like the oil pump from the older engine just barely fits on the newer block. are there any other differences that anyone else can see? it seems also to have the top outlet for the waterpump, which i wont need. of course there is no id plate so cant tell what the engine nembers are, it does have the ixk-3 stamped in the top tho.

w5ssr · March 29, 2010, 07:29:30 PM

Mike, The casting date should be on the right side of the block, front of center , just above oil pan. That's pretty much the differences according to my research. These Engines were also used in B. F. Avery model A tractors, which I'm trying to redo a 1948 model with an 1xb-3. Sam

mikeinnh · March 29, 2010, 10:05:30 PM

thats good news, i will check those numbers tonight and see what they are.thanks

Gazer61 · April 03, 2010, 05:47:53 PM

Sam
I do still have the .02 over pistons, I don't think that I will need them. send me an e-mail at mailto:gazer1960@yahoo.com">gazer1960@yahoo.com and we can discuss it. I will check that email more often.
Mike

olemike · May 26, 2010, 03:22:41 AM

How have you made out?
Do you have the engine running?

mikeinnh · May 27, 2010, 04:38:17 PM

Its not running yet, have been working on other areas of the machine that needed attention while i save up the money to go further with the engine, have most of the parts tho to get it together and a plan to do it, so hopefully not too long.