Posted by John_PA on October 13, 2011 at 00:20:05 from (71.182.160.115):
In Reply to: Bought a Cub today. posted by John_PA on October 12, 2011 at 20:53:10:
My thoughts, exactly!
He presented me with a farmall cub service manual(answer book) when I gave him the money. He said he has rebuilt auto engines, told me about the specs and things... mentioned how he used plasticgauge on teh bearings... I was very confused... How can someone know what plasti-gauge is, get it all rebuilt, and give up when it came down to the small stuff? Well, doesn't seem like much ofa wonder... You either know old stuff, or you are lost in 60 years of technology.
but he said that he bought it with that engine, out of the tractor, and since teh tractor is wired for a battery ignition distributor, and it had a magneto, I figured that the engine came from "some place else" Lots of things seem to come from "some place else" which is a mythical location deep in every classified ad.
He seemed knowledegable about the internal combustion process, but wiring not his strong point. I don't think he has seen a mag before. compression is nice, block is nice, etc...
I will know more tomorrow. I should be asleep, but the dog barked adn I thought someone was stealing the tractor from the trailer. I think I have another J4 coil laying around. Time will tell.
Usually I can spot an "earl sheib" tractor. not meanign the paint, but in general, when someone works on things and they appear more broken than if left alone, I can see. This didn't look that way. I will have to look at it better tomorrow, but for all intents adn purposes, it should be a Cub, now named Doris; and Doris will drive off the trailer she was pushed onto last night. I don't see a single reason why that can't happen.
If all else fails...
The new parts included:
-muffler
-sediment bowl
-points
-cap
-rotor
-6v battery
The good about the tractor:
-final drives original, undamaged
-PTO tight
-transmission tight
-sheet metal good, no rust
-radiator good
-tires and rims
-enigne block in primer, no crack in the famous spot
-belts brand new
-touch control looks solid, no leaks or wierd things
-gen and reg are both new or reman, although the 6v short muight have cooked the reg
-PTO shaft splines are crisp
-rear wheel weights with nice casting, no major pitting or cast shift
-dot head bolts on 99% of the tractor, nothing molested
-flywheel inspection cover, clutch inspection cover original and in place
-6v factory headlights in place, nothign looked changed
-battery box and tool box original, not badly rusted
-original hard pan steel seat on a working seat post without any rust
So, if anything else, it will be parted out, but, I sort-of have taken a liking to Doris. She's not a pretty girl, but I bet she'd make a good meat loaf. That's what life is about. The pretty girl who can't make a meatloaf is worthless in real life. Sure, she may be fun to look at, but if you starve to death because it is horrible to eat, then what good is it to sit there and look?
Doris will definitely make a nice meatloaf, maybe even knows how to dance a bit... You can always put nice clothes on an ugly girl and take her out dancing, but you can't take a pretty girl into the kitchen and teach her how to cook.
By the way... If I find a pretty girl, who also can cook a nice meatloaf, I will marry her. I've waited 32 years to find that girl, so I doubt she is around the corner, and until then, I will wait for the one who knows what a mandolin slicer is.
Cheers,
John
PS: any girl that is reading this, and knows how to prepare zucchini in at least 3 different ways: Will you marry me?
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