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

[Dick Day]

Same here. years ago, for what ever reason, I 'had' to have a JD 720LP.   As 
you said, the pistons looked brand new, even after thousands of hours. But, 
get low on fuel, and it's crisis time. I sold it and at least got my money 
back out of it :)

Dick Day

----- 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 6:21 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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