[AJD] DB1234

[Karl Olmstead]

Thanks, Mike.  The CD version is sounding better all the time.  Guess I'll 
talk with Greg Stephens after the Christmas craze is over.  With any luck, a 
'37 BO will be following me home about midweek.  Although SM 2004 is 
probably intended to cover the '39 and later Bs, it's still better than 
nothing.  It was you in particular that I was referring to when I said that 
I didn't want to bid against any ATIS members by buying manuals on ebay.

I look forward to reading about your adventures with your B.  As I recall, 
you're getting ready to de-sludge the engine.  I find the $0.87 cans of 
cheap spray carburetor cleaner available at Wal Mart to be extremely handy 
for de-sludging.  I spray everything in sight with the cleaner, then blow 
dry with shop air.  The cleaner is just a solvent, no caustic or acidic 
components.  It also makes pretty good priming/starting fluid; much tamer 
than ether.  Once the oil has been removed by the cleaner, sludge turns into 
a dry, flaky substance that blows off easily with an air nozzle.  All over 
your clothes, face, tractor, floor, etc.

-Karl
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> Karl -
>
> I spoke with the JD publications folks earlier this week about SM 2004. 
> They quoted
> me $95 + $6 s&h for the reprint.  Louis posted on the 21st that the CD for 
> SM 2004
> was $50 + s&h.
>
> Mike
> Robert M. Massengale
> Fredericksburg, Texas 78624