[AT] 1950 tractor and such

[Roy Morgan]

On Jun 22, 2008, at 9:15 AM, Dean Vinson wrote:

> Hi Roy.  Welcome to the list, and have fun with that W-4.  For IH  
> manuals, I
> don't think you can go wrong with www.binderbooks.com.

Dean,

I just emailed Kevin (oldiron62 at gmail.com) saying I'd found them. They  
claim to be the  "Original Publishers of I & T Manuals).  But, in my  
ignorance (soon to be somewhat banished if I listen to good  
information and advice from folks like you and Kevin), I don't know of  
their first  manual that lists the W-40 is the right one.

> "Restoration has been started" seems a pretty vague description  
> indeed.
> I've spent, ahem, more than the tractor is worth on assorted little  
> parts
> and odds and ends for my Farmall M,

So, tell me: is the International Harvester Farmall tractor made at  
the Farmall factory, and the International Harvester McCormick tractor  
made at the McCormick factory?

> all without so much as looking inside
> the engine.  It runs well but has some uneven compression numbers

I happen to have a compression gauge.  I think I last used it on a  
Volvo in 1979.  Anyway, what's a good number for the compression?


>  smoky blowby out of the crankcase breather tube so I think of the  
> tractor as
> "cleaned up" rather than "restored."

Hmmm..  New rings are in order,  maybe?

> ...some law of physics that keeps the quantity of oil dripping from an
> old machine pretty constant, so you risk creating another drip if  
> you fix
> that one.

Oh yes indeed. I was among the last Navy student aviators to fly the  
T-28, powered by a Wright R-1820 9 cylinder engine. If the plane and  
engine it was not leaking from here and there, you had to suspect  
there was no oil in it!

>  I thought my garage floor would stay dry after I replaced the oil
> seals on the PTO shaft and brakes on my M,

I suspect I'll be looking for seals for the hydraulic cylinders at  
least.

> ...  I put in a new oil pan gasket a few months ago
> but now the hydraulic valve is leaking, and maybe also a few drops  
> from the
> belt pulley drive.  Sneaky little devils.

Yup. they have a way of getting leaks lined up for each ones turn.

Roy

Roy Morgan
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Lovettsville, VA 20180