What happened to the Pony Motor / Starting Engine?!? This was the first BIG unexpected issue with Old Red, & it's finally time to tear into it to see what happened! We'll assess the damage & take care of the other problems this old motor already had! Hopefully we can get it working again!

Thanks for coming along on Old Red's journey with me, I truly appreciate your support!

So In this video we will:
0:00 Recap
0:43 Starting the pony Motor
1:20 Something BAD happened!
1:57 Changing the Pony Motor's Oil
4:44 Compression Testing a Cylinder
6:22 Removing the Dash Panels
7:04 Removing the Pony Motor Belts
12:48 Removing the Starter Housing
13:03 Oil LEAKS!
15:28 Removing the Oil Fill / Breather
15:47 Removing the Starter
17:56 Cleaning up the Top of the Motor
19:21 It's getting COLD!
19:47 Adding Antifreeze
20:15 Removing the Fuel Tank and Air Cleaner
20:48 Removing the Head & Inspecting the 1st Cylinder & Valves
27:19 A SIMPLE Explanation on How an Engine Works
31:29 Inspecting the Head
33:28 NEW Head Gaskets!
35:41 Removing the Head & Inspecting the 2nd Cylinder & Valves
39:08 Removing the Governor & Exhaust Pipe
40:08 Inspecting all the Components
43:32 Replacing the Starter Brushes & Making Gaskets
51:04 New Bearing
54:07 Exhaust Pipe
57:37 Freeing up the Governor
101:22 Fuel Shut Off
103:19 Parts ready for reassembly

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Throughout this project we'll pay tribute to it's previous owner Red & those before him that truly knew how to maintain and operate such a cool old machine like this!

I'll show you that OLD machines CAN be a LOT of work, EXTREMELY frustrating at times, but once running properly, an INCREDIBLE amount of fun!!

I recently discovered this 60+ year old Caterpillar TraxCavator at an old chicken farm, and the owners have honored me with the privilege of bringing it back to life, and then putting it BACK TO WORK!

Join me as I take you along on my journey through the many ups and downs of this project! I feel honored to be taking on this project, and I truly hope you enjoy the process and progress as we get this OLD CAT to ROAR once again

Please enjoy! I know I did!

Would you be interest in owning an old track link or track pad from Old Red? I am planning to offer them as memorabilia in order to help raise some funds to put toward some of the MAJOR things this old CAT tractor needs.

If you'd be interested in helping out and / or Owning a piece of "Old Red", please leave me a comment letting me know, or send me an email at [email protected], I truly appreciate it!

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If you have any suggestions, questions, or comments, please leave them below!

Thanks for stopping by, I truly appreciate your support!

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