[AT] OT: MH engine: was Re: Stuck clutch JD 60

[charlie hill]

Thanks Rupert.  It really looks pretty good except for that one flywheel. 
Have you got a source for another flywheel?  Looks like a nice project!

Charlie

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From: "Rupert" <rwenig2 at xplornet.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 11:40 PM
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Subject: [AT] OT: MH engine: was Re:  Stuck clutch JD 60

> Hello charlie,
> I changed the subject line to OT as this is a tractor group.
>
> I posted a few pictures the way I got the engine at
> <http://users.xplornet.com/~rwenig/My%20engines/massey-Harris/>. the
> breaks on the flywheel appear to be recent so I figure they broke it
> pulling the engine out of the ground. I got the engine for father's day
> from my son-in-law. He says I get the magneto when this part of the
> engine is ready to run. :-) The rest of the missing parts- rocker arm
> etc. are in the hopper.
>
> Rupert
>
> On 7/7/2010 5:12 PM, charlie hill wrote:
>> That's wild Rupert.  I'd love to see a picture of it just the way it came
>> out of the ground.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
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>> From: "Rupert"<rwenig2 at xplornet.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 6:18 PM
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion 
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>> Subject: Re: [AT] Stuck clutch JD 60
>>
>>> Good idea. I just acquired a 1 1/2HP MH engine that has been buried in
>>> the ground. I figure to pressure wash the dirt and crude off before I
>>> bring it inside. Surprisingly, the wood base is still intact. I think
>>> more damage was done by those who pulled it out of the ground.
>>> I don't know how long it has been buried as the owners who found it say
>>> they didn't bury it and they owned the land for 50 years. The engine
>>> worked it's way to the surface where the lawn mower could hit it.
>>>
>>> Rupert
>>>
>>> On 7/7/2010 11:03 AM, rdhaskell at juno.com wrote:
>>>> The grease gun trick works well, but is expensive if you use new 
>>>> grease,
>>>> and is messy.  I have used water with great success,  made an adaptor 
>>>> and
>>>> hooked up my pressure washer.  Just a couple of quick shots and the
>>>> piston was free.  Easy clean up.
>>>>
>>>> Ron Haskell
>>>> rdhaskell at juno.com
>>>> Riverside, California USA
>>>> http://picasaweb.google.com/RonHaskell
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, 07 Jul 2010 10:03:32 -0600 Rupert<rwenig2 at xplornet.com> 
>>>> writes:
>>>>>           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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