Steve (DE)
Member
First, a big thanks to all on this board who have given me advice on the restoration of this tractor. I finally got to take it out to a show this past August, (Eastern Shore Threshermen)in Federalsburg, MD. Now, a new question. It is always a major annoyance to get this thing started, especially if it hasn't run a a month or two. I am getting both older and smaller, and the starting job therefor gets tougher each time, and I need to convince younger and stronger people that they would like to do it.
So, I was thinking about this when I remembered that there are a pair of 1/8" pipe plugs rusted in place on the intake manifold. One is in each of the two arms that go up to the block. What were these for? They only show up in the parts books as a line of text below the line of text for the manifold itself. If I were able to loosen one of them up, could I squirt some ether in there and get a much easier initial pop which would then get the engine going? What do you all think.
So, I was thinking about this when I remembered that there are a pair of 1/8" pipe plugs rusted in place on the intake manifold. One is in each of the two arms that go up to the block. What were these for? They only show up in the parts books as a line of text below the line of text for the manifold itself. If I were able to loosen one of them up, could I squirt some ether in there and get a much easier initial pop which would then get the engine going? What do you all think.
