[Farmall] 1925 M/D 10-20

[Bielke]

Jim   I have been following  your post on the Md 10/20   I didn't realize
you were from Rochester NY  It might be a good idea to contact the NY
chapter 35  IHC club.  Gene Preston lives in Greece and is a director his
phone number is 585 225 7218.  Eric
----- Original Mssage ----- 
From: "James Moran" <jrmoraninc at yahoo.com>
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 12, 2005 2:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] 1925 M/D 10-20


> KO-
> My friend Mike Sloane posted a number of pictures of
> the 10-20 and the engine.  I believe that they can be
> found on the Farmall group site.  I don't know if he
> sent them to your basic group.  You can inquire with
> him (mikesloane at verizon.net).  Alternatively, I could
> forward directly to you.  Of course, the presumes that
> you (and/or others) have any interest.
> Thanks.
> Jim Moran
>
> --- Karl Olmstead <olmstead at ridgenet.net> wrote:
>
> > James:
> >
> > It needs to be dark out when you're trying to look
> > in the cylinders.  And it
> > helps if the light is fairly skinny so that it isn't
> > blocking your view.
> > Try a penlight, if you have one handy.
> >
> > The sparkplugs will tell you a lot.  Normal
> > appearance is black or gray.
> > Any plug with a rusty tip almost certainly comes
> > from a rusty, stuck
> > cylinder.
> >
> > Rodent housing material on the outside of the engine
> > is OK; inside the
> > bellhousing or manifold or cylinders is BAD.  Mice
> > have been known to crawl
> > right up the exhaust and into a cylinder.  If you
> > live in an area where
> > Hantavirus is known to be present, be careful
> > handling rodent droppings.
> >
> > Sounds to me like you had a successful first
> > encounter.  If the tractor has
> > to sit out in the weather, make sure you replace the
> > hood, since you've now
> > opened up the engine!
> >
> > -Karl
> >
> >
> >
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