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After tinkering(replacing lots of parts) on the most cobbled up disaster of somebodys personal welding project(there is not a single thing on there that has not been welded). hey, it just has to pull a mower and lift crap with its #33 bucket. I got the engine started a couple days ago. so yay. Note, the POS china starter on there was one thing I did not replace, until I was all prepped to start it, and it would not spin worth a $hit. So I pulled an original delco starter off an M in a junkyard and bolted it on, and VROOOM! I think every post could say something about china parts being absolutely worthless(and dangerous). Anyhoo. So the engine runs. I noticed that the manifold uptake pipe ontop of the carburetor was sweatingcold. Is that normal? Like the bottom 3 inches or so, it was cold and condensating. The thing has amazing throttle response though, you pull back and it does not hesitate or miss a beat. Have an idle question though. I am fearful of idling it too low, cause that would be bad for the oil pressure, yes? Or on the Farmalls can you idle them way down safely? ALso, to stop it, I just turned the fuel off and let it run for another minute or less til it ran out of fuel. I don't like leaving gas in the carb, and that will eventually make the float stick. Do other people do that as matter of best practice when parking it for a few weeks?
After tinkering(replacing lots of parts) on the most cobbled up disaster of somebodys personal welding project(there is not a single thing on there that has not been welded). hey, it just has to pull a mower and lift crap with its #33 bucket. I got the engine started a couple days ago. so yay. Note, the POS china starter on there was one thing I did not replace, until I was all prepped to start it, and it would not spin worth a $hit. So I pulled an original delco starter off an M in a junkyard and bolted it on, and VROOOM! I think every post could say something about china parts being absolutely worthless(and dangerous). Anyhoo. So the engine runs. I noticed that the manifold uptake pipe ontop of the carburetor was sweatingcold. Is that normal? Like the bottom 3 inches or so, it was cold and condensating. The thing has amazing throttle response though, you pull back and it does not hesitate or miss a beat. Have an idle question though. I am fearful of idling it too low, cause that would be bad for the oil pressure, yes? Or on the Farmalls can you idle them way down safely? ALso, to stop it, I just turned the fuel off and let it run for another minute or less til it ran out of fuel. I don't like leaving gas in the carb, and that will eventually make the float stick. Do other people do that as matter of best practice when parking it for a few weeks?