[AT] OT litter spreader

[Cecil Bearden]

Not an antique tractor, but a 55 year old Chevrolet C65 w/ 292 inline 6 
and a salt spreader bed now being used to spread chicken litter.   My 
old spreader truck has been sitting for about 8 years now.  It uses the 
Transmission PTO to run the spreader box.  The box is an old Adams & 
Hoyle spreader.   After doing a little work on the points, it would run 
pouring gas in the carb.  The mechanical fuel pump had some rust in it 
probably from the water in the ethanol mix gas that I used to use.  It 
would not suck fuel from the tank.  It has both a side tank and a seat 
tank.  I bypassed the solenoid valve and connected to the side tank.  I 
called my local Oreilly auto and nearly fell off the bumper when I heard 
the 127.99 price.  I remember buying these pumps for $8 when I was 
rebuilding engines.   After  a lot of hunting for a pump in my stash of 
parts, I took out the old pump and found a used one in a box that was 
the same thing!!!  It needed an adapter from 3/8 inverted flare tubing 
to 5/16 hose barb to work.   I did a lot of researching last night and 
found 3 NORS pumps on Ebay for $13 each. I ordered them as I have 3 6cyl 
chevy engines here.   I also found Amazon was the cheapest for ignition 
parts, and the same brand as NAPA.   I also did some investigating into 
the difference in the 6cyl pump and the V-8.  They are the same pump, 
but the pump lever is turned around on the 6cyl vs the V-8.  The chevy 
V-8 uses a rod that runs on the camshaft and actuates the pump lever.   
The 6cyl lever runs on the cam.  However, the original design is for the 
diaphragm to be on the bottom as the pump is installed on the engine.  A 
V-8 pump can be turned upside down and used on a 6 cyl engine.   The 
only problem would be if the diaphragm started leaking, the drain hole 
in the casting will not drain the fuel out it will go into the oil.   
The V-8 pump is about $30 from most parts suppliers and $20 from amazon.

I mention this as I know we all work on a budget and sometimes you need 
to get something running quickly.   I really did not want to use an 
electric pump as they tend to flood the older carbs.

Finally about 3 this afternoon it ran on the fuel tank and I spent the 
next 3 hours getting things loosened up and greasing. Hopefully I can 
spread the 25 tons of litter I have on site tomorrow before the rains 
tomorrow night.
Cecil