Re: Where do you stop??

Posted by P and R Pete on October 10, 2005 at 18:35:46 from (204.97.243.159):

In Reply to: Re: Where do you stop?? posted by Janicholson on October 10, 2005 at 12:49:50:

You guys are awesome.

You know, I was only half-serious. What I was doing is speaking to the addiction I can see this becoming. Mostly tongue-in-cheek, though I was staring at that head today, saying to myself "Know what? You can do this!"

I love this little tractor. It was born the same year I was. I believe, since it wasn't smoking, that I'm truly correcting everything I need to do to get it running smoothly: new electrics, new carb, (the old one was spilling gas- prob. forever, and prob. why it was too rich), and the old manifold looked like it was ready to crumble. Pretty cheap, so far. I've never checked the timing, but it was running-on, so I'll bet it's off a Nebraska mile.

I've been taking things apart since I was a kid, but I'm not a farmer, and tractors and their engines are new to me, and I'm dying to learn. Every tip I can find that I need I save to file, most recently that which I need to know to do the timing. And I am dying to learn, and why I was picking the brains of the parts-dude and service manager at Hoobers, the old guy at my local parts-supply house, you guys, and anybody else I can corner.

I'm looking forward to putting this back together, and tuning her up, like when I used to be able to get my '71 VW beetle spot-on, the last car I had that was as simple as the engine on my Super A. But this time, I have no manual of "Step By Step Procedures For The Compleat Idiot".

But someday, for no better reason than "just because it's there", I want to do the engine 'take-apart', just so I can say "Hey, I did it".

I should have known you guys would respond as though I had immediate need. And as always, the advice is practical, pragmatic, and supportive. And immediate. My sincere thanks.

I love this forum.

Now, I'm off to look up "plasti-gauge" in the archives.

Follow Ups:

• Re: Where do you stop?? parts man 16:34:52 10/11/05 (0)
• Re: Where do you stop?? Janicholson 19:49:48 10/10/05 (0)

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