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Posted by Jason (SC) on January 14, 2003 at 22:31:14 from (209.214.200.120):
Hey ya'll, hows it going? I've got a bunch of questions. I plan on starting my restoration on my Farmall M sometime this year. (As soon as I find a job and get a shop built.) I was looking at the motor last year and noticed that 3 spark plugs are gone and the 4th was just screwed in about half way. I took the spark plug out and looked in each of the four holes only to find rust and 2 dirt dobber nests. I was thinking about putting something in the cylinders to soak the pistons since the motor is stuck. So my questions are, what should I pour into the cylinders? How much should I use? How long should I leave it in? And should I use 3 discarded spark plugs to fill the holes or should I remove the one and let the mixture "breathe"? I've heard of using diesel fuel, olive oil, brake fluid, kerosene as well as other mixtures. I once used a mixture of brake fluid and motor oil to break loose a rusty drill chuck I found in the yard. Would that mixture work? I don't want to use anything that will freeze in the cylinders while the tractor is sitting out in the cold. Should I worry with trying to get the dirt dobber nests out since they'll just fall into the cylinders? But I guess the big question here is, shoud I do it now or should I wait a wile since I don't know when I'll be able to start working on the tractor? Thank you for reading this long message. Any and all input will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jason
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