I spent most of the day out in the garage. I continued to strip items off the engine block in preparation of removing the engine. I removed the wiring harness, grill, radiator, throttle rod, distributor, governor, oil filter mount, generator bracket, steering rod... I loosened the front axle mounting bolts and mounted the wood braces that will support the other half of the tractor once the engine is off. My buddy John made a couple of nifty aluminum plates that I screwed to some sections of 2 x 4s. Then the whole thing gets bolted to the clutch housing.
The last thing I did tonight was drain the engine oil. That was interesting! I knew there was going to be water in the oil, but I had no idea how much! I used the standard oil drain pan, and when I pulled the plug, clear water ran out first. When the oil started, I quickly put the plug back in. I had 1½ inches of water in my drain pan! The oil that I drained had an unusual look to it, almost caramel colored.
It will be good to finally get a look inside.
Maybe I'll have the engine off the tractor and mounted on an engine stand by the weekend...
That oil looks like you are cooking up something.
ReplyDeleteI bet if you stirred it, it would look quite milkshake like.
That's a lot of water!
ReplyDeleteThe best part, if there is such a thing in this situation, was that the water was clear. I was afraid that it might be anti-freeze green! That means that the water that got into the engine most likely came from rain and snow... Not from a cracked block!!!
ReplyDeleteErik - I'm glad there are hobbiest like yourself to preserve some of the interesting machines of the past ... when it comes to mechanical repairs, I think I missed the nuts and bolts gene when I was swimming in the talent pool. Can't wait to see it finished - I'm in for the painting part!
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ReplyDeleteI come from the same gene pool that Karen found, but I could volunteer as the driver, after it's painted though . . .
Sometimes I wished I knew more of what you know
bob
Riding the Wet Coast
Even though it isn't "right", great to see the old A/C coming apart and getting prepped for repair. The project still looks like fun!
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