[AT] 430V

[Henry Miller]

That is exciting news. I hope it is running soon now. 

-- 
  Henry Miller
  hank at millerfarm.com

On Fri, Sep 15, 2017, at 08:37 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
> It free!!!!!!
> 
> A solid 30° movement on my flywheel mark and a half an inch on my rod
> measurement. However I have run out of things to jack against. Now all
> the counter weights are all too close to the oil pump or the sides of
> blocks to safely use the jack. So I have the tractor suspended on the
> rear wheels again and I will leave it overnight.
> 
> Steve Offiler probably gets the prize for this one for bring up the
> geometry idea. I got progress by abandoning jacking against the front
> counter weight; which was not a perfectly tangential force, and went to
> the second cylinder counter weight, which I could create a perfectly
> tangential force too. It acted like it was never stuck and simply gave up
> the ghost with no problem.  Clearly, geometry is everything. 
> 
> Unfortunately the second counter weight required very careful
> positioning, as there is about three different things I could damage if
> anything slipped or moved too quickly. And now it's too far up in the
> block to jack against.
> 
> 99% of the work is done. I am quite relieved!
> 
> Spencer Yost
> 
> 
> 
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