[AT] Cub--shouldn't have broken my resolution....

[John Wilkens]

Hi George!  Well I did fail to premix the antifreeze.  The thing is, 
the radiator had been drained for several years before I got the 
Cub.  I just drained the old oil and added fresh, then filled the 
radiator.  I put in about 2 1/4 gallons coolant total.  Earlier, when 
I had the head off I got a good look at the cylinders as I mic'ed 
them all to determine if I needed oversize rings.  I didn't so I left 
the pistons alone.  Didn't see any crack.  So how in the world could 
oil get from the crankcase into the cooling system---and no coolant 
get in the crankcase oil????    The less troublesome question is why 
don't cylnders 1 and 2 fire.  I figure there's a mouse nest in the 
front part of the manifold or some kind of hole burnt between the 
intake tube and exhaust tube.  Ever hear of that happening with a 
Cub?    Thanks for your moral support!   John


At 08:34 PM 11/12/2006, you wrote:
>gwill at toast.net


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