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OK so I brought home a 2N last weekend - motor was locked, I offered a quarter of what they were asking and brought it home. I dumped ATF into the cyls and noticed 2 plugs were black and 2 were rusty. Every time I've walked by it this week I've left in in 3rd and rocked it back and forth in the hopes of breaking the motor loose.
Yesterday I noticed that the exhaust pipe has a split at the J-Bend..... I'm thinking it was full of water and froze.
The tractor has the through the hood stack for the aircleaner and there was no cap over it, the sediment bowl at the bottom of the aircleaner is missing and so is the tube to the carb.
I think this thing sat out and collected rain over the years until the aircleaner was full, water ran down the tube, through the carb and filled one or two cyls in the motor until water ran out the exhaust.
Cyls 2 & 3 had the rusty plugs. I'm thinking that to free up the motor the head's going to have to come off. I don't see any cracks in the manifold, I haven't opened the carb yet.
Anyone got any things I should look for besides stuck/rusted valves, or split liners? There's no water in the oil on the dipstick but I should probably drain it to be sure.....
Yesterday I noticed that the exhaust pipe has a split at the J-Bend..... I'm thinking it was full of water and froze.
The tractor has the through the hood stack for the aircleaner and there was no cap over it, the sediment bowl at the bottom of the aircleaner is missing and so is the tube to the carb.
I think this thing sat out and collected rain over the years until the aircleaner was full, water ran down the tube, through the carb and filled one or two cyls in the motor until water ran out the exhaust.
Cyls 2 & 3 had the rusty plugs. I'm thinking that to free up the motor the head's going to have to come off. I don't see any cracks in the manifold, I haven't opened the carb yet.
Anyone got any things I should look for besides stuck/rusted valves, or split liners? There's no water in the oil on the dipstick but I should probably drain it to be sure.....