I bought a Gleaner E about 6 or 7 years ago and had it running then to get it loaded and parked in the shed. I had a temporary gas jug set up to gravity feed the carb. After it was parked in the shed it has since just sat. The 10' header has sat outside and needs to be totally rebuilt.
Well, I took the gas tank off and cleaned it out then remounted it & hooked up the gas line. I sanded the points, primed the pump and hit the starter and the old 226 cu.in. came to life. I ran it about 15 minutes before shutting it off and it purred like a kitten.
One drawback was, after I shut it off, I noticed smoke boiling off the separator clutch and had to get that cooled off so it didn't cause a fire. I will have to tear into that and see what's the problem.
But at least the old girl runs and this spring I can drive it to the shop and start working on getting it back into useable condition for cutting clover and fescue seed.
Well, I took the gas tank off and cleaned it out then remounted it & hooked up the gas line. I sanded the points, primed the pump and hit the starter and the old 226 cu.in. came to life. I ran it about 15 minutes before shutting it off and it purred like a kitten.
One drawback was, after I shut it off, I noticed smoke boiling off the separator clutch and had to get that cooled off so it didn't cause a fire. I will have to tear into that and see what's the problem.
But at least the old girl runs and this spring I can drive it to the shop and start working on getting it back into useable condition for cutting clover and fescue seed.