[AT] off topic, need help on new parts chasing truck.

Cecil R Bearden crbearden at copper.net
Sun Feb 1 05:05:21 PST 2015


What about getting to the bolts at the top of the bell housing holding 
the transmission On ?
Cecil in OKla

1/31/2015 9:29 PM, Wrench50 at aol.com wrote:
> Cecil Not bad Its pretty straight forward Air ducts, linkage, fuel
> lines,and wire harness,etc. Its not too heavy but hard for one person to  handel.
> Del in MI
>   
>   
> In a message dated 1/31/2015 10:14:04 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> crbearden at copper.net writes:
>
> Del:
>
> How hard is that intake manifold to  remove?
>
> Cecil in OKla
>
>
> On 1/31/2015 8:50 PM, Wrench50 at aol.com  wrote:
>> Cecil  I have found that removing and installing that  engine without  the
>> intake manifold installed makes the job much  easyer.The way the engine
> sits
>> so far to the rear under the cowl makes  it very difficult to work
> on.Having
>> done  this I would never  remove the cab to pull the engine. Just my
> opinion.
>>     Del  from MI
>>    
>>    
>> In a  message dated 1/31/2015 7:54:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>>   crbearden at copper.net writes:
>>
>> I think  the biggest problem  with this engine is the crappy oil that was
>> used in  it.   The oil is brown and stninks like Quaker State..  Old
>> Quaker  state.  It was a drug recovery.  I bought it because it  was
> white
>> and non-descrip, and had more options than I would ever buy on  a  new one
>> for myself. My biggest problem with tearing it down is  that I need  to
>> spend about 2 weeks with some decent help to just  get one bay of my  shop
>> cleaned out to get a truck in  there.  The shop has been the  repository
>> of every supply,  etc since my Dad had his surgery that  eventually killed
>> him  .  I have a 30. 000 lb 30 ft long  four  post truck lift to put  in
>> there when it gets cleaned out.  I hate to  turn  engineering work down,
>> so I have 5 consulting projects that are  in  various stages of work.  I
>> also have to finish 3 years  of expenses  for my tax man.  Not to mention
>> finishing some  repair on my house and  getting my Dad's Double wide
>> cleaned out  and on the market.  All the  time keeping 200 acres of hay
>>   and the required machinery running, and  taking care of 25 head of  cows.
>> I would just like to get  something to drive for a while  until I can
>> get a few things caught  up.  I know that this  economy will bust soon and
>> I will have plenty  of time.   There are no reliable trustworthy
>> mechanical oriented  laborers  available at a price I can afford. Shop
>> time is over $100 per   hour here..   I work outside a lot and really
>> prefer  it,  however, OKlahoma has had more wind the last 5 years than it
>>   has had for  the last 50.  Right now we are getting the first good  rain
>> we have  had in 3 months.  I spread fertilizer on all  the pastures and
>> the  wheat ground yesterday and finished at 5  pm.  I will not complain
>> about the rain.  When I get to work  on this truck, it probably will  get
>> another engine installed.  However, the best way to do that is to  remove
>> the cab.   (Ford's better idea) That will probably involve  using the
>> digger  derrick truck or the trackhoe, or both in addition to the  front
>>   end loader.  Then again I may just find someone interested in  the  dam
>> thing and let someone else have it for what I got in it and  never  again
>> will I buy a drug seizure...   I really  thought it was a  ex government
>> truck.   I have at  least 7 of those in my "fleet"  and they have served
>> me very  well.  In 7 years this is only the 2nd  time  I have had a  bad
>> problem with a truck or tractor bought without  seeing it up  close.
>> Every time I have went to look at one and  bought it it  turned to crap
>> within 2 months...
>>
>> That is the reason  I  am so far behind.
>>
>> Cecil in  oKla
>>
>>
>>
>> On 1/31/2015 1:59 PM,  Indiana  Robinson wrote:
>>> On Sat, Jan 31, 2015 at 12:00 PM, Cecil R   Bearden
> <crbearden at copper.net>
>>>   wrote:
>>>
>>>> Would  it be possible to chuck the  valve in a drill and spin it while
>>>>    trying to get  marvel oil, Kroil, Gibbs, etc to lubricate it.  I
> really
>>>> don't have the time and place right now to pull  the  head...
>>>>
>>>> Cecil in  OKla
>>>>
>>>>
>>>    There are any  number of possible ways to approach this cheaply and
>>   quickly.
>>> If it is just sticking from crud (technical description)  it  is sticking
>> at
>>> the stem near the head. Very  unlikely it is sticking at  the spring/stem
>>> end. I would try  pulling the plug and spraying (take  your pick) at the
>>   base
>>> of the valve guide of both valves when they are  open  from jogging the
>>> engine over. Put the plug back in but don't   connect the wire yet. Start
>> it
>>> and run it a few seconds  then shut it  off and do the spray bit again.
>> Then
>>>   after the second running, connect  the plug wire and try it.
>>>   If that doesn't work my next move would be  to pull the rocker cover
> and
>>> being sure that the piston was down press  the valves  down from the top
>>> while spraying whatever up under the   seals. You should be able to tell
>> from
>>> the top which valve  is sticking  and if one has a weak spring (or even a
>>> broken  one). If a spring is  just weak try switching it out with one
> from
>> a
>>> valve that is not  sticking (being sure that  neither valve drops).
>>> :-)
>>> It might  buy you some  time...
>>> For what it is worth (flame shield up) I learned  a  very long time ago
> to
>>> not put a lot of credence in what a lot  of  "mechanics" "think" might be
>>>   wrong.
>>>
>>> My Farmall Super  MTA was bought at a  bargain price many years ago,
>> knowing
>>> that it had  a  "soft" knock that the dealers top mechanic was just
>>> "positive" was  a  damaged timing gear. I bought it planning an engine
>>>   rebuild anyway so  I wasn't too concerned. Funny thing... apparently  a
>>> damaged timing  gear and a piston broken in half make the  same sound
> :-)
>>> It made  a great tractor, still is. Has  the same high quality surface of
>>> rust  and thin paint it had  when I found it.
>>>     :-)
>>>
>>>
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