[Farmall] Setback on '40 Farmall A

[E. John Puckett]

Remember, an A and Super A are both wet sleeve engines, so no special 
tools are required to remove the sleeve and replace.

Al Jones wrote:
> 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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Edgar John Puckett
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