[AT] Need help troubleshooting engine/compressor

[Cecil R Bearden]

I started to rebuild the sullair carb this morning.  Carb kit was the 
wrong one of course.  Could not tell until I got it open so was not 
returnable...  Another $40 down the drain..  I thought I would use the 
needle & seat and make a gasket.  When trying to install one of the main 
jets, it had a spring loaded metering rod in it.  Spring hung on the 
threads of the housing and then went "ping", a very very bad sound.  I 
heard it when it hit the hitch of the compressor. Trying to get that one 
together is out of the question now.    I looked up a carb that was used 
on the 6cyl and smaller Ford engines.  Oreilly parts had it at the 
warehouse and I could get it in 2 hours for only $249  It had a similar 
linkage and I could always use the main jet from the old one if I needed 
to cut down the gas consumption.   Finally about 8pm this evening I had 
the new one installed and only needed to build an adapter for the air 
cleaner connection......

Tried to start it and it was just the same as it was 4 days and $400 
ago.............   Maybe tomorrow I will remove the compressor and try 
to start the engine and just let it run for a couple of hours.........

There are 2 complete motors running in Tulsa with the computer 
connections for $650 for both...   They sound really good, I should have 
made the trip today....  It will still take me a week to R&R one of these.

Just another day in paradise!!

Cecil in OKla




On 8/15/2015 6:07 AM, charlie hill wrote:
> I haven't done it on my current truck but on most of my pickups and my
> tractors
> I've been known to add a quart of Dexron ATF or a quart of diesel fuel and
> let the
> engine idle for a few minutes before dumping the oil for an oil change.
>
> If it ever damaged anything I don't know it and it sure helps was the crud
> out.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve W.
> Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2015 4:00 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Need help troubleshooting engine/compressor
>
> Cecil R Bearden wrote:
>> OK I will try.   Got anything for stuck lifters??
>>
>> Cecil in OKla
> Marvel Mystery oil.
>


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