[AT] Update on '40 (39) Farmall A

[Paul Waugh]

Cool project Al, please keep us updated from time to time.
Paul-46555
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Al Jones" <farmallsupera at earthlink.net>
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Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 10:26 PM
Subject: [AT] Update on '40 (39) Farmall A


> Last week I took the A to the MF dealer in town and got them to steam 
> clean it for me. It wasn't too bad to start with but every little bit 
> helps. I got it rolled into the shop at school, ready for my class to get 
> started on it.
>
> I did some research at the IH archives website, and according to the 
> production records they have online, it was actually built in December of 
> '39.  So, I'm calling it a '39 :)
>
> Anyhow, the first day of the semester was today.  I took the class into 
> the shop the last 30 min. of class and introduced it to them and told them 
> the goal was to drive it out of the shop under its own power.  Then under 
> my supervision a couple students took the valve cover off. All valves are 
> loose.  Tomorrow if they finish in time we are going to start preparing to 
> pull the head off.  The crew seems pretty enthusiastic about it and were 
> amused at the thought of an actual hand crank engine.
>
> I wanted to study up tonight but I left my service manual at school.  Can 
> we just unbolt the rocker arm assembly and pull the pushrods out of the 
> block?
>
> Thanks,
> Al
>
> -----Original Message-----
>>From: John Hall <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
>>Sent: Jan 19, 2010 9:53 PM
>>To: Farmall/IHC mailing list <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>Subject: Re: [Farmall] Setback on '40 Farmall A
>>
>> Al, don't get too excited just yet about having a cracked block . Usually 
>> a
>>wet sleeve engine will just bust the sleeve. Dry sleeve engines are the 
>>ones
>>more likely to bust the block, that's what happened to the ID-9 that I 
>>sold
>>to Travis 10+ years ago.
>>
>>John Hall
>>
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