[AT] OK, did somebody leave the list exhaust stack uncovered?

[charlie hill]

I've had them to lock up because of water on the cylinders but never to 
stick.  Pull the plugs, spin it over to blow the water out, put some 
kerosene or penetrating oil in the holes, spin it over a bit more, put the 
plugs back in and Bang, away she goes.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Indiana Robinson" <robinson at svs.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2008 7:21 PM
Subject: [AT] OK, did somebody leave the list exhaust stack uncovered?


> The list was working so nice last week. Either I'm just not getting
> messages or somebody left the cap off in the rain and the list engine
> has become stuck...   ;-)
> Has anyone ever had a tractor engine become stuck from water getting in
> the stack?
> My Allis C had become stuck a couple of times before we got it but they
> had gotten it freed up and kept using it. Once when I pulled the head to
> replace a leaking head gasket I noticed that you could still see marks
> (not really a problem) in the cylinder walls where it sat when stuck.
> Those are long gone now since it got all new pistons and sleeves during
> a total rebuild some years ago.
> I had the wide front axle off of my Farmall 400 some years ago and it
> was parked outside with the exhaust capped. A storm took the cap off and
> I didn't notice it. It sat for a year and the engine stuck and one
> sleeve was ruined. It is apart now (has been a while) and I have the
> stuff to fix it. I don't expect to get it together this summer but maybe
> this winter. I don't really need it at all but it does need to be running.
> I had quit using it because it was so danged unhandy refueling it as an
> odd job tractor. It was my only LP tractor. I would be working in a
> field a few miles from home and run low then it was either jury-rig
> something, call the fuel truck or drive it back home to my tank. I know
> some guys like LP's as collectors but for using it got to being a pain
> and I wished it was a gas (or diesel) a thousand times. I did like the
> way it ran so clean and it was better at pulling a load than my Super M,
> my S-MTA or even my MF-165D. Just unhandy...
>
> Maybe a little PB-Blaster in the spark plug holes of the list engine
> will help.
>
>
> -- 
>
>
> "farmer"
>
>
> I wouldn't mind being absent minded so bad if forgetfulness
> could just be a little more selective. Just last week I
> was saying so to "whats-her-name..."
>
>
>
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>
> Francis Robinson
> Central Indiana, USA
> robinson at svs.net
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