[Farmall] Another O-12 project, part 3

[Dave Merchant]

Probably the rust is nonconductive, or much less conductive,
so the process eats the rust inward from the accessible edge
instead of shorting out.

Cool.

Dave merchant


At 11:29 AM 2/17/2009, you wrote:
>I think it would have been worth a shot in Karl's situation too. I have 
>heard of guys unsticking the piston on antique 1 cylinder engines using 
>electrolysis.
>
>As it disolves the rust it aparently does penetrate in between the two 
>parts. I freed up the turnbuckle adjuster on a brinly plow (part looks 
>like?a small 3pt hitch top link) very easily without heat.
>
>
>Todd Markle
>Spring Mills, Pa.
>
>
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>Subject: Re: [Farmall] Another O-12 project, part 3
>
>
>
>Karl:
>I had really good luck with electrolysis on an F-20 clutch assembly that  the
>mice had gotten into and converted it into one big rusted chunk.   Everything
>was salvageable except one spring that was too far gone.  I even  was able to
>put new lining on the clutch plate.  All the bolts came loose  as well.  I
>had to let it "cook" for two days, but it really did the job. I  really 
>didn't
>expect it to work, but I felt I had nothing to loose.
>
>Clark
>F-20
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