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Hey all,
Good day with the wrenches today. Some of you probably saw the photos of my old tractor project from a couple of weeks back. I've been steadily working toward bringing it back to life (had not been started in 10 years). Trying to find parts for a 67 year old tractor ain't easy so it's been a fun experience of reconditioning all the original parts on the tractor. The only "new" piece on the thing is a battery. Everything else was attached to the machine when I got it and was either gummed up, seized up, or so skanky from lack of use it needed help.
Long story short...I finally got it fired up today and I got "that feeling". I've had the first start of a new motor feeling before, but bringing one back to life (after a decade with one foot in the grave) is a new one for me...and it rules. I'm sure everyone on this forum knows "that feeling". It's one that people who aren't into cars/motorcycles/tractors/mechanical stuff, never get to experience and it's their loss.
162ci of flathead 4-cylinder with 6:1 compression a beyond miniscule cam and an open pipe never sounded so good.
Brian
Good day with the wrenches today. Some of you probably saw the photos of my old tractor project from a couple of weeks back. I've been steadily working toward bringing it back to life (had not been started in 10 years). Trying to find parts for a 67 year old tractor ain't easy so it's been a fun experience of reconditioning all the original parts on the tractor. The only "new" piece on the thing is a battery. Everything else was attached to the machine when I got it and was either gummed up, seized up, or so skanky from lack of use it needed help.
Long story short...I finally got it fired up today and I got "that feeling". I've had the first start of a new motor feeling before, but bringing one back to life (after a decade with one foot in the grave) is a new one for me...and it rules. I'm sure everyone on this forum knows "that feeling". It's one that people who aren't into cars/motorcycles/tractors/mechanical stuff, never get to experience and it's their loss.
162ci of flathead 4-cylinder with 6:1 compression a beyond miniscule cam and an open pipe never sounded so good.
Brian
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