[AT] Setback on '40 Farmall A

[charliehill]

You can do it Al.  No sweat.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Jones" <farmallsupera at earthlink.net>
To: "Antique Tractor Internet Service" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>; 
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Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 11:51 AM
Subject: [AT] Setback on '40 Farmall A


>I went to Agri Supply yesterday and got a gallon can of PB Blaster to put
> in the cylinders on my '40 A I drug home last weekend. I just got back 
> from
> filling the cylinders so they could soak. #1 didn't look too bad in there.
> I was filled with cautious optimism. #2 you could see water inside. Dang.
> I stuck my funnel in the plug hole and put about half the can of PB in
> there to try and flush out the water.
>
> The other cylinders didn't look too bad. They're all full of PB now. I was
> so hoping that maybe the rings were just stuck a little bit, but I am
> afraid #2 is in pretty bad shape. Gonna let her soak a while and see what
> happens. I am afraid I'll be putting new sleeves and pistons in before it
> runs.
>
> I have aspirations of making this one run again "ALL BY MYSELF." 
> Hopefully
> I'm not getting in too deep.....
>
>
>
> Al Jones
>
>
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