[SEL] IH 3m Engine

[Jeff & Marja Allen]

Hi Brian,
 Just saw your post about IH engine. A trick I have found that has 
worked for the past four years on my two engines without a leak and full 
pump action is as follows. The tapered gland packing sleeve is fine but 
works better if you find a brass washer with the exact OD and ream it 
out to fit  a sliding fit for the plunger. Put it beween the spring and 
the taper.More importantlly do not use regular graphite string packing!. 
Rather use a winding of tephlon packing sold for faucet repair in the 
kitchen and follow up with a few wraps of tephlon tape. The tephlon 
packs down to a gas tight fit but still has the lubricating qualities 
of  tephlon and best of all costs almost nothing to buy. Beats the old 
graphite string and nobody knows you are using a modern replacement. The 
tephlon does not wash out like graphite and is self -lubricating. Works 
like a damn! Try it !

Brian Taylor wrote:

> Hi Guys
> Re-assembly is happening!
> IH 3m stationary engine
> Could you please give me an idea of some of the basic settings for:
> 1. Inlet valve spring tension adjustment?
> 2. Exhaust valve clearance?
> 3. Initial setting for petrol valve? (1 1/2 turns out?)
> 4. Governor initial spring tension length?
> 5. When starting for the first time, would you crank with choke fully on?
>
> We do not appear to have any sort of retainer for the gland packing 
> for the fuel pump rod.
> I saw mentioned somewhere that it has a brass nut or similar to hold 
> the packing in position???
>
> I will post some pics on the net when she is running.
> I will also take some pics of some of the other stuff that the Museum 
> has and which may be of interest to everyone.
>
> Many Thanks
> Brian (Hervey Bay...QLD..Australia)
>
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