[Farmall] Farmall H Questions,

[DBigdog]

90 is not great but it should run reasonably well but will be down some on 
power.  100 - 120 or  a bit higher would be better but it may come up some 
after you run it a while - especially if it has some rings stuck.
    Under no circumstances would I run an engine with nothing but kerosene 
in the crankcase.  Not enough lube value in the kerosene.  Add a little 
seafoam to the oil and watch it closely - when it turns black - change it. 
Be prepared to change it often for a while until you get the sludge flushed 
out.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Barney Van De Weert
To: Farmall List
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 7:46 PM
Subject: [Farmall] Farmall H Questions,


Working on my "52" H today, did a compression check and came up w 90 Lbs in 
3 cyls and 100 in one of them. After squirting oil in all of them they came 
up about 5 Lbs ea. Is 90 PSI about right for a std piston engine? Santa 
brought me a new I+T Shop Manual but there is nothing in the spects about 
compression.

Also, I replaced the valve cover gasket, there is a lot of sludge on the 
head and inside the valve cover, can I run kerosene in the engine to try to 
clean it up, or is there a procedure to do this? I think this unit has sat 
for awhile before I got it.

Any comments welcome.
Barney Van De Weert
3828 Heartwood St
Uniontown OH 44685


bbvande at yahoo.com
Cell# 330-760-5988



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