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Re: Farmall B restoration
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Posted by Janicholson on April 04, 2006 at 12:25:36 from (199.17.6.175):
In Reply to: Farmall B restoration posted by bshannon on April 04, 2006 at 11:26:44:
If the exhaust system was open to weather, there may be more effort required to free it up. it is easy to bend rods and break cranks if the pistons stopped at near tdc/bdc. Stick a piece of coat hanger down the cylinders, if two are way up, and two way down, I would be very gentile on efforts to unstick the engine. Putting it in 4th gear and rocking the back tire once in a while to bump the engine is all I would suggest. (do not try to pull start it). Make sure there is oil in it. Unless it was running within two years, I would pull the Valve cover and make syre all rockers pushrods, and valves are free, and oily. Pushing down on the valve with a small pry bar (1/8" or less) works well. good luck, be gentile. JimN
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