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Originally Posted by 40 Deluxe
Regarding the comment about the expense of overhauling the Ferguson engine: I remember going with my dad to a Tractor Supply store in 1954 or '55 where he bought an overhaul kit for our TE-20 Ferguson. It had pistons, rings, sleeves, main and rod bearings, valves, valve guides and gaskets. Cost was $50!
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Yep, and that's what made them the "good old days". In the mid 60's my boss at the service station bought a 1953 Chevy dump truck and changed it to a wrecker. He bought the rering kit from Wards for under $10. This included the rod bearings, piston rings, and gaskets. I liked it when Sears and Wards had an antique car section in their catalogs.