[AT] 430V update

Paul L Waugh paul at plwaugh.com
Thu Sep 21 08:30:36 PDT 2017


Straight pipe on my 420 has a sweet sound :)

Paul - IN


On 9/20/2017 10:53 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
> Between a late day at work, stopping by the muffler shop for a chunk of pipe for the exhaust manifold, and needing to get the yard mowed, I didn't get everything buttoned up on the tractor until very late tonight.  So it's a bit late too late to start a loud, straight pipe John Deere. Plus there's no way I could get a good video for Tyler in the dark.
>
> I am working remotely from home tomorrow so I can rake hay. I'll bet you I can sneak away from my computer just long enough to try to start it.   If the gods are smiling on me, I hope to be able to rake hay with the tractor.  :-).
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> Stay tuned...
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> Spencer Yost
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>> On Sep 20, 2017, at 1:03 PM, Thanks Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:
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>> I absolutely will Tyler - be glad to.   You might be able to hear all the way over there:   The exhaust flange has not come in yet so I will be attempting to start it with an open exhaust manifold. (-;
>>
>> Thanks Dean.  As to valve seating:   I had considered that, so I didn't adjust any valves that needed to have the clearance decreased. The only ones I adjusted were the ones where clearance needed to be increased.
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>> Already picked up the valve cover gasket so keep your fingers crossed!
>>
>> Spencer Yost
>>
>>> On Sep 20, 2017, at 1:39 AM, Tyler Juranek <tylerpolkaman at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Spencer,
>>> First of all, congrats on getting the 430 unstuck! This is fantastic,
>>> and I've really been enjoying the posts.
>>> If you try to start it, is there any way that you could take a video
>>> of the attempt?
>>> I like to be able to hear things, being visually impaired.
>>> If you can, that's awesome, if you can't, that's fine. Just reading
>>> this is enjoyable. And while we're all watching you work on it, we
>>> younger generation people (Although I think I might get the youngest
>>> member trophy unfortunately) have been really getting a history lesson
>>> to add to our education.
>>> Good luck, and thanks for sharing!
>>> Tyler Juranek
>>> IA
>>>
>>>> On 9/19/17, Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:
>>>> I was able, over the last few days, to get the tractor completely ready for
>>>> starting. I finished the valve adjustment, oil pan and gasket, the static
>>>> timing, lubrication, and a few very minor repairs that I noticed need to be
>>>> done. The wiring is not that great(i.e. no lights), but I have power to the
>>>> ignition system, and that's all I care about right now. I'm still waiting on
>>>> the valve cover gasket. But once I get that  I should be able to try to
>>>> start it.
>>>>
>>>> Valve cover gasket should come in tomorrow, so maybe an update tomorrow
>>>> night?.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Spencer Yost
>>>>
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