Posted 2/9/2010 14:00 (#1066053 - in reply to #1065569) Subject: Re: What to do with this 55 Series JD engine? Got hot.
If it did get hot, I would first find out why. Does it loose water? First, eliminate a blown head gasket, cracked head, etc.
Then I would adjust valve lash and check compression. Does it have more than normal blow by? There can be a lot of reasons for hard starting.