[AT] Stationary engine cylinder oilers

[Dave]

Try Hit and Miss in Orwell, OH for the parts you need. See: http://www.hitnmiss.com/ <http://www.hitnmiss.com/>
	Dave

> On Aug 12, 2017, at 9:03 PM, Henry Miller <hank at millerfarm.com> wrote:
> 
> I finally took it apart today. Good
> Thing, there was a quarter inch of junk in the bottom blocking the holes
> so no oil could get through. Of course I didn't have a replacement
> gasket so the bowl leaks oil out fast, but I can tell something is
> getting down, and I think it is reaching the cylinder. It seems to be
> dripping way too fast, but since most of the oil is leaking onto the
> engine I don't care. Once I get a gasket (and recommendations?) I'll
> worry about it. 
> 
> First order of business today was the cooling system. I don't know how
> it was intended to be filled, but I removed the top pipe and put a hose
> into the engine. The drain was opened, but nothing came out. I spent an
> hour trying various things to get the junk out. When I finally got a
> clear steam of water onto the ground I filled the engine until water
> came out the top of the radiator. Turns out there is an overflow on the
> radiator (probably to prevent pressure explosions when things get hot).
> I put a bottle of cooling system cleaner in as well. 
> 
> Once the above was taken care of a little gas and crank it over. I made
> the mistake of using the crank, and not pulling it off when the engine
> fired... I'm glad I can reach the kill switch from the other side,
> seeing the crank spinning was a little scary. Next try and drove it
> around the house twice. The tractor was obviously designed for kids, I
> can drive it but it is cramped. 
> 
> Video here. https://youtu.be/FZ9kXL9Bzws 
> 
> Soon after the video I decided it was too loud so I put a muffler that I
> had laying around on. Much better though still loud. 
> 
> Then my son came outside so I let him drive. A 4 year old is a little
> too small, but in first gear and low throttle it is hard that slow... I
> needed to let that cleaner circulate so I was happy to let him drive for
> probably an hour. I didn't let him out of the front yard as that is the
> only level part of the yard. He was happy to drive his sister's tractor
> (apparently the John deere is his, and this is his little sister's) 
> 
> I took the glass fuel bowl off the pearl and cleaned a quarter inch of
> junk out of that. No fuel comes out when I turn the gas on so I suppose
> I'll  have to clean that tank. 
> 
> I drained the fuel tank on the John deere. Varnish. Then I felt inside
> the drain hole and there is a lot of junk so pulling that tank is also
> on my todo list. 
> 
> With one running tractor I'm very happy with today though. 
> 
> 
> -- 
>  Henry Miller
>  hank at millerfarm.com
> 
> 
> On Sat, Aug 12, 2017, at 02:55 PM, Doug Tallman wrote 
>> Henry, not sure which oiler you have but you should have the flip top up 
>> to drip oil. The knurled nut below the flip knob will adjust the drips 
>> per minute. Screing it out is more oil. Usually set the drips to 
>> 8-10/min but may need to vary depending how much oil you see in the 
>> cylinder. If you don't have enough, they will have a funny wheeze sound 
>> to them. Doug T
>> 
>> On 8/10/2017 9:22 PM, Henry Miller wrote:
>>> I've been playing with my new tractors. New battery in the pearl and it
>>> turns over, but the varnish in the tank is preventing gas from reaching
>>> the carb. I'll never again wish engineers had to work on their cars, my
>>> uncle did all the work on this tractor, but that didn't prevent him from
>>> putting a zerk where the battery has to be removed to get grease in. The
>>> battery is underneath in front of the rear axel and there is no room to
>>> swing a wrench. I had to block the battery to one inch below installed,
>>> connect the cables and then lift it the rest of the way to bolt it in.
>>> 
>>> Similar fuel problems with the John deere model (John deere e hit and
>>> miss engine). I cleaned the check valve on the fuel line, but still no
>>> fuel.
>>> 
>>> I have a new water pump in the titan, but I keep looking at the cylinder
>>> oiler and thinking I bet something is wrong and no oil is getting to the
>>> cylinder. Needless to say I'm not going to run it until I can figure out
>>> how to adjust it. I've never worked with one before so I only have vague
>>> ideas of how they work. Does anyone have advice on what to do look for?
>>> Maybe which forum the experts in these things hang out on?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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