[AT] Stuck clutch JD 60

Rupert rwenig2 at xplornet.com
Wed Jul 7 19:20:26 PDT 2010


Dave. That is a very good article. I've read it several times. Kelly 
does a fine job.:-)

Rupert

On 7/7/2010 5:00 PM, David Rotigel wrote:
> OK Guys, If you want the real skinny on this you will need to talk
> (i.e. learn from) to engine people, NOT FATG's See: http://www.rustyiron.com/engines/piston/index.html
>    for ttarters--about half way down!
> 	Dave
>
> On Jul 7, 2010, at 6:08 PM, Rupert wrote:
>
>> hello Charlie,
>> 	I wouldn't use compressed air as the piston can become a missile if
>> it
>> moves suddenly as the air decompresses. Besides the decompressing air
>> would spread the oil all over the place.
>> 	I would think the hydraulic pressure would have to be higher than
>> combustion pressure to hurt anything. Hydraulic pressure will drop
>> almost instantly when the piston starts to move.
>>
>> Rupert
>>
>> On 7/7/2010 11:04 AM, charlie hill wrote:
>>> Oil would be better anyway because if you used grease it would need
>>> to be
>>> cleaned out of the head and upper cylinder.   An oil transfer pump
>>> of some
>>> sort or an old furnace pump might even work better.  As long as the
>>> pressure
>>> didn't exceed normal cylinder pressure it shouldn't hurt
>>> anything.   For
>>> that matter you could fill the cyl. with oil and put air pressure
>>> on top of
>>> it as long as the air input port was above the top of the cylinder.
>>>
>>> Charlie
>>>
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>>> From: "Len Rugen"<rugenl at yahoo.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 12:47 PM
>>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"<at at lists.antique-tractor.com
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>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Stuck clutch JD 60
>>>
>>>> A good grease gun will pump used motor oil.....  messy, but for your
>>>> needs, it might work.
>>>>
>>>> (It's an old Smokey Unick trick, from PM years ago, how to unclog
>>>> a oil
>>>> port in a head w/o tearing the motor down)
>>>>
>>>> On 7/7/2010 11:03 AM, Rupert wrote:
>>>>> That would take a pail of grease to fill one of those cylinders.
>>>>> Just a
>>>>> thought but would it work filling the cylinder first with oil and
>>>>> then
>>>>> using a grease gun to build up the pressure? Inquiring mind wants
>>>>> to
>>>>> know as I have two small engines that have stuck pistons.
>>>>>
>>>>> Rupert
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>> yvt
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>> Rupert Wenig
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