[Farmall] 2236 stuck

[John Wilkens]

If your valves are stuck bad you could break something if you force 
it.  .....bent pushrods, broken rocker arms, etc.   John W.



At 11:42 AM 03/24/2008, you wrote:
>Roberto,
>
>Since you probably already have rust in the cylinders, and probably the
>crankshaft and main bearings as well, I would just keep putting kerosene,
>or some other rust dissolving oils in the cylinders until you're ready to
>open it up  (just watch for the crankcase to fill up and not overflow). I
>would keep trying to crank it back and forth every day or two just to see
>if you can start to slowly work the pistons in their sleeves. Maybe by the
>time you get around to opening it up, you might have everything freed up.
>Also you may want to start putting rust dissolving oils on some of the
>bolts, like the head bolts, manifold bolts, etc, and hopefully you won't
>be snapping too many off when you try to remove them.
>
>Try removing various bolts on a regular basis. If it comes out, clean it
>up a little, oil it and put it back in. If it doesn't come out, or only
>partially comes out, apply rust dissolvers and let it sit for a while. You
>only have to do as many bolts as you have time for on any given day. In
>six months, you probably will have them all loosened to some extent, or
>will know which ones you're going to have to trouble with and will have to
>replace.
>
>Nice looking tractor!
>
>Carl Szabelski
>
>
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