[AT] IHC H water pump packing

[Paul L Waugh]

I agree

Paul - IN


On 5/3/2017 12:35 AM, vschwartz1 at comcast.net wrote:
> Cecil, Your last sentence says it all.
> Gil
>
> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: "Cecil Bearden" <crbearden at copper.net>
> To: "Antique" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 2, 2017 11:09:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] IHC H water pump packing
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> Charlie:
> I had the good fortune to learn from many old timers who started in the
> Blacksmith shop, or swept floors in the dealership, or started as the
> grease monkey as a millwright helper. When I came along these guys had
> more than 30 years in the business as Mechanic, welder, millwright,
> boiler engineer. Since I had grown up as the "gofer"on a construction
> site since I was 3 years old, I was able to get these guys to show me
> the tricks of the trade. Nearly every one of them was an adopted
> Grandfather to me. After I graduated college, I was introduced to 3
> guys who retired with the Army Corps of Engineers when they really built
> dams and waterways. I also fell in good favor with the entire
> foundations & materials section in Tulsa and got to receive all the
> training they had to offer and was invited on many investigations.. I
> think this was all due to the training that my Dad and Uncle drilled
> into me as a kid. Make yourself useful, keep your eyes open & your
> mouth shut, and always do more than your share.
>
> Cecil in OKla
>
>
> On 5/2/2017 11:39 AM, charlie hill wrote:
>> That's pretty much the way you set up boat shafts Cecil.
>> You don't want it so tight that it will burn the packing and/or
>> cut a groove in a very expensive length of propeller shaft.
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Cecil Bearden
>> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 9:54 PM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] IHC H water pump packing
>>
>> In my old days as a maintenance engineer for a hospital, the chief
>> engineer had about 50 yrs experience when I came on board. He would
>> tighten the packing nut until the shaft would only "sweat"a drop or two
>> every 15 minutes. He told me that this kept the packing from burning
>> the shaft and still held water. This was the procedure on all the
>> circulation systems for heating, cooling, and hot water. I would
>> tighten it until it might stay damp, but not have any real noticeable
>> leak overnight. As long as you do not have any animals that would lick
>> the antifreeze, then there isn't a problem.
>>
>> Cecil in oKla
>>
>>
>> On 5/1/2017 8:01 PM, Len Rugen wrote:
>>> I used my H a few weeks ago, then noticed the front tires were wet. It
>>> was about 4 quarts low, so I pressure tested the system. At first, I
>>> couldn't find a leak, then I found a slow drip off a fan blade. After
>>> tear down, I found the packing nut was just finger tight, which is
>>> probably the cause. I tightened it about 1/2 turn and couldn't turn the
>>> pump shaft with my fingers, backing off about 1/6 or a little less lets me
>>> turn the shaft.
>>> How tight should I tighten the packing nut?
>>>
>>> Len Rugen
>>>
>>> rugenl at yahoo.com
>>>
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