It is red RTV. My dad is a John Deere salesman and he did some cross checking with the original part number and this is what it cross referenced to.

The engine is looking like an engine again! I installed the cylinders, heads, water manifold, and oil pump tonight.

I got a little more work done on the liquifire today. The crankcase is back together and the new pistons are on.

My sandblasting did not go as planned because our air compressor is to small and couldn’t keep up. I am going to have to go to my grandpas sometime and use his air compressor to sandblast.

I power washed the hood and some other parts today just to see how they looked clean. Does anyone know how to get stuck bogie wheels off? 1 fell of but the other 3 are stuck on. The part for the sandblaster showed up so tomorrow I will be blasting and Friday laying down primer.

I started tearing apart the skid tonight. I am kind of stuck waiting for parts on the engine and sandblasting but I want to keep making progress so I am bouncing around a little. Does anybody have any tips on how to get the idlers off? One fell of but the other ones are all stuck on.

Update on progress: Yesterdays sand blasting excursion ended after a little progress was made. My air compressor was too small to keep up so my dad thought if we put a smaller tip on I could save air. That ended with ruined threads on the not that holds the tip on. New one is ordered and will arrive...

Year & Serial #...................................1981 S/N J44LK 155289M Build Date (if available).......................07/80 Original/Restored................................5% Restored Your name (at least first name)............Carter Location (at least state/country)............Minnesota/ Un...

Update: I have John Deere heads. I somehow guessed the right engine to tear into. The other one I believe has Kawasaki heads on it along with the spare cylinders and heads I have. I have the sled taped off and ready for sandblasting

I will check the o rings. The engines I have may be Kawasaki engines from a Kawasaki. I’ll look at the heads. Does it matter all that much? The guy I got it from had some Kawasaki’s as well so I have some Kawasaki seats and air boxes and a clutch and airbox.

My dad is a Deere salesman so I have a technical manual. That is also how I found the part number for the bearings. Speaking of bearings I got the pto end bearing on the crankshaft. In the process I found out the flashpoint of engine oil (whoops). Crankshaft is ready to go in! I have all the parts t...

Deere still makes the bearing for the pto crankshaft end and the one in the gear case as they are the same.

Sorry for the mess and the bad pictures but that is what I am working with

Hello everybody I am new to this forum. A year ago I received a 1981 liquifire from a guy that was going to restore it but lost interest. The sled is completely torn apart and I have since torn the motor down. I am at the point of putting in a new outer crank bearing on the gear side. This is my fir...