[AT] 2. Re: '51 JD A PROGRESS!!!! (deanvp at att.net) + PROGRESS on the '49 A wheels! (deanvp at att.net) (STEVE ALLEN) (STEVE ALLEN)

[STEVE ALLEN]

Good question, Joe, and I checked it out:  left the gas cap off, and it made no difference.

Too much rain at the moment to get much done, and I am in the office the rest of the week, anyway.

By the way, I *must* apologize for my goof in not deleting the mass of unnecessary quotations yesterday, thus cluttering up the digest and making it incomprehensible.  I usually grumble about that sort of thing, and so it is only just that I grumble about my own goof.  I shall assign myself due penance.  

I drive a couple hours to pick up a decent wheel from a salvage/parts house on Saturday.  I hope this means I can have the '49 A on its feet by the next weekend.  Most of the wheels I found were eaten up.  We've had discussions of fluid on ATIS before.  All I can say is that, if I ever have to use fluid, I will pay extra not to use something corrosive.  It is disheartening to watch the rims dissolve before your eyes.

Dean Vinson:  I have used a pair of pliers to pull the slots on the cover open a bit, essentially enlarging the diameter, to help keep them in place.  I almost lost the cover a couple times in the field.  Given the number of tractors I see without covers, I suspect the problem is pretty common.

The "original" Steve Allen