[SEL] Milker

[Steve Gray]

Mornin' Elden -

   For the time being, I'm hoping I don't have to resort to the "full on 
treatment" since the owner only wants to know the condition of what he's 
got and to see if it'll run. Plus, too, I got a bang out of the "Cow's 
Adopted Child" decal and who hate to destroy it completely without 
having a replacement available. Right now, as Tim mentioned earlier, the 
tough spot to deal with may be the head bolts down in the hopper. 
Electrolysis would be a good candidate there.  Being fully enclosed, it 
appears there's no water in the bottom end, but looking at the dip 
stick, it's thick and black, typical of decades of dormancy. I kind of 
get the impression that the owner is looking for the "sale-ability" of 
the engine. Who knows, I might even get a change to put a bid in on it 
(like I need another lump of iron!), but first I have to play mechanic 
and spread it all over the shop. I've used electrolysis in limited cases 
and it does work well.

- Steve

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Steve Gray
Member EDGE & TA, Br. 13 & 27
Sonora, California USA
e-mail:   segray at bigvalley.net
Home page:   http://www.oldengineshed.com



Elden DuRand wrote:

>Steve:
>
>That Sandwich looks like a good candidate for electrolysis.  Use a cheap 12 Volt battery charger for the current source.  Make the block the negative terminal and suspend a hunk of scrap in the hopper, insulated from it.  Now, fill the hopper with warm water and, while stirring, add the electrolyte )one of several) until the current stops rising.
>
>Go away and leave it for a while.  I'll bet that if you are patient, it will be clean as a whistle.
>
>Have a look here:
>http://www.oldengine.org/members/durand/Otherstuff/Electrolysis.html
>
>Take care - Elden
>edurand at iglou.com
>http://www.oldengine.org/members/durand 
>
>  
>



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