[AT] 430V

Cecil Bearden crbearden at copper.net
Tue Sep 5 04:59:29 PDT 2017


I was thinking of the block heaters that install in the cooling system.  
I have a couple that splice in the heater hoses.

Cecil


On 9/4/2017 6:46 PM, John Hall wrote:
> Any way to gently spin the valve that is leaking?  Maybe that would
> clean it enough to seal. I'm a fan of pressurized lubricant. With the
> oil pan off you can see where the lube is going, and where it is not.
> Best part is you can plug your air line in and let it "work" all week
> while you are at work, sleeping, etc. Obviously leave the power to the
> compressor cut off. Even if your valve leaks a little bit, so what. It
> takes a long time to "leak" down a full tank of air. By the way, the
> list help me devise a way to pressurize and push diesel fuel into the 10
> ft long gear shift cables on my combine. It worked great, just took a
> couple days--with that setup I could only use very little pressure though.
>
> How hot will one of those magnetic block heaters get the engine? I
> assume you would have to have water in the coolant system.I'm not a fan
> of leaving stuff like that unattended, maybe you could try it on the
> weekend while you are around the house?
>
> I understand bettter why you are reluctant to pull the engine down.
> Hopefully you won't have to.
>
> Hey, this is good stuff--first time in a long time anyone here has tried
> resurrecting a tractor. Keep us updated frequently--you got members
> coming out the woodwork!
>
> John Hall
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