[AT] Need some help

[Stephen Offiler]

I think the problem is that it's not pure graphite, it is mixed with clay,
and there'd be at least some concern about the gritty particles scoring up
some moving parts.  The good news is that there's not much of it, and it's
likely to just blow out the exhaust port immediately.  And I think he
already tried the vacuum trick.

SO


On Sat, Feb 25, 2017 at 11:07 AM, markagreer <markagreer at embarqmail.com>
wrote:

> Pencil lead is graphite and is fairly soft. Powdered graphite is used as a
> lubricant in some applications. If you can't suck it out with a piece of
> 1/4" tubing or a drinking straw, it will probably just disintegrate into
> graphite dust and not be a problem.
>
>
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> -------- Original message --------From: Dick Day <dickday0 at gmail.com>
> Date: 2/23/17  9:41 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: ATIS <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Subject: [AT] Need some help
> The generator that sits on my carry-all (on the back of the Boomer) was in
> my shop for a general clean-up.  I had just finished adjusting the
> intake/exhause gaps and was ready to put the cover back on, when I got some
> help from an unwanted assistant.  My wife's cat.  I had used a pencil to
> see when the piston was up and the valves were both closed.  I had the
> pencil sitting in the cylinder to see when it was at the tdc.  The cat
> jumped up there and manager to push the pencil just hard enought to break
> the lead off.  So, I have a tiny piece of lead sitting on the top of the
> piston.
>
> I'm not up to tearing the engine down and would need to take it to a repair
> shop.
>
> Will the engine self-destruct with the top of the pencil sitting on top of
> the piston?  It cannot be more than an 1/8" long with a fairly sharp point.
>
> I have done this same procedure for years and never had a problem.
>
> Suggestions?
>
> As always, thanks.
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