[AT] Who would have thunk it...

Thu Jun 8 23:37:46 PDT 2006

I don't know about soydiesel but the one made wof rapeseed sure has some
cleaningsolvent powers. It for example solves paint and rubber :-( It also
keeps the driver hungry and longing for french fries :-)

Mattias

2006/6/9, Michael P. Maynard <mmaynard at rochester.rr.com>:
>
> Farmer, biggest reason it smoothed out and quieted down, was the extra
> lubrication that 'biodiesel' has by nature.  (no pun intended)  Also, it
> probably worked as a fuel system cleaner as well, being that biodiesel has
> a
> cleaning solvent property to it.
>
> Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Indiana
> Robinson
> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 10:46 PM
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Subject: [AT] Who would have thunk it...
>
>        I got the steering back together with the new bearings on my Yanmar
> 1500 and have
> been mowing with it this week trying to get ready for a family reunion
> this
> weekend.
> The steering works fine but it does have some non adjustable play in it
> from
> wear in
> the recirculating ball block and the grooves in the worm on the shaft. I
> think a
> little later I will order a new shaft and block assembly. About $120 from
> the outfit
> in Texas but it is working basically OK for now so I am working it.
>        It had some old diesel in it when I bought it and while it ran OK
> it
> did seem to
> hammer a good bit and smoked a lot of black smoke. It seemed a tiny bit
> rougher than
> I liked but I blamed the old fuel. I bought new fuel and that seemed to
> help
> a tiny
> bit but it didn't change it a lot. Backing up a bit... list member Scott
> Pike had
> inquired about some soy-diesel at a farm show and they sent him a 5 gallon
> can of
> it. Since he didn't think it would do very well in his gas Allis's he gave
> it to me.
> Thanks Scott...   <(^¿^)>
>        I filled the tank with that and the change was remarkable... In
> about 20 minutes it
> lost most of the hammering and the smoke went almost totally away. The
> running
> smoothed out and it pulled that 5' finish mower with much less effort...
> Convinced
> me.
>
>
>
> --
> "farmer"
>
> I try to take one day at a time but sometimes several days attack
> me at once.   <(^¿^)>
>
> Refurbished Shopsmith's
> Good used SPT's
> http://www.indiana-robinson.0catch.com/
>
>
> Francis Robinson
> Central Indiana, USA
> robinson at svs.net
>
>
>
>
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<div>I don't know about soydiesel but the one made wof rapeseed sure has some cleaningsolvent powers. It for example solves paint and rubber :-( It also keeps the driver hungry and longing for french fries :-)</div>
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<div>Mattias  </div>
<div>2006/6/9, Michael P. Maynard <<a href="mailto:mmaynard at rochester.rr.com">mmaynard at rochester.rr.com</a>>:
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Farmer, biggest reason it smoothed out and quieted down, was the extra lubrication that 'biodiesel' has by nature.  (no pun intended)  Also, it
 probably worked as a fuel system cleaner as well, being that biodiesel has a cleaning solvent property to it. Mike -----Original Message----- From: <a href="mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com">
at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com">at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com</a>] On Behalf Of Indiana Robinson Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 10:46 PM 
To: <a href="mailto:at at lists.antique-tractor.com">at at lists.antique-tractor.com</a> Subject: [AT] Who would have thunk it...        I got the steering back together with the new bearings on my Yanmar 1500 and have
 been mowing with it this week trying to get ready for a family reunion this weekend. The steering works fine but it does have some non adjustable play in it from wear in the recirculating ball block and the grooves in the worm on the shaft. I
 think a little later I will order a new shaft and block assembly. About $120 from the outfit in Texas but it is working basically OK for now so I am working it.        It had some old diesel in it when I bought it and while it ran OK it
 did seem to hammer a good bit and smoked a lot of black smoke. It seemed a tiny bit rougher than I liked but I blamed the old fuel. I bought new fuel and that seemed to help a tiny bit but it didn't change it a lot. Backing up a bit... list member Scott
 Pike had inquired about some soy-diesel at a farm show and they sent him a 5 gallon can of it. Since he didn't think it would do very well in his gas Allis's he gave it to me. Thanks Scott...   <(^¿^)>
        I filled the tank with that and the change was remarkable... In about 20 minutes it lost most of the hammering and the smoke went almost totally away. The running smoothed out and it pulled that 5' finish mower with much less effort...
 Convinced me. -- "farmer" I try to take one day at a time but sometimes several days attack me at once.   <(^¿^)> Refurbished Shopsmith's Good used SPT's <a href="http://www.indiana-robinson.0catch.com/">
http://www.indiana-robinson.0catch.com/</a> Francis Robinson Central Indiana, USA <a href="mailto:robinson at svs.net">robinson at svs.net</a> _______________________________________________ 
AT mailing list Remembering Our Friend Cecil Monson 11-4-2005 <a href="http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at">http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at</a> _______________________________________________
 AT mailing list Remembering Our Friend Cecil Monson 11-4-2005 <a href="http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at">http://www.antique-tractor.com/mailman/listinfo/at</a> </blockquote></div>