Trusty Rusty Tractor
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Hey,
Recently woke my Great Grandfathers Unstyled A up from about a decade long slumber.
Since it sat for a time, we have had a sticky valve issue.
I removed the valve cover and the oiling pipe going from the valve cover back to the governor housing so I could oil the valves by hand and get them unstuck.
It has slowly began to run better and better every time we start it, with the valve(s) sticking less and less.
But, I noticed, with the valve cover and oil pipe off, there is barely any oil coming out of the oil pipe hole in the governor housing.
After a good 15 minutes or, running at half throttle, it will finally start to "spit" a little oil out the hole. After about a half hour, only about half a shot glass worth of oil comes out.
I am just wondering what is considered a normal amount of oil flow going to the head. I am not familiar with the oiling system on the early 2cylinders. Just how does it work? Does/Will having the valve cover and oil pipe in place somehow help draw the oil to the head better?
I would like to take the tractor out, work it a little...and help clear it's lungs out after sitting so long. I just want to double check with someone on here more familiar with these and make sure the valves are getting enough oil first.
Thanks
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Recently woke my Great Grandfathers Unstyled A up from about a decade long slumber.
Since it sat for a time, we have had a sticky valve issue.
I removed the valve cover and the oiling pipe going from the valve cover back to the governor housing so I could oil the valves by hand and get them unstuck.
It has slowly began to run better and better every time we start it, with the valve(s) sticking less and less.
But, I noticed, with the valve cover and oil pipe off, there is barely any oil coming out of the oil pipe hole in the governor housing.
After a good 15 minutes or, running at half throttle, it will finally start to "spit" a little oil out the hole. After about a half hour, only about half a shot glass worth of oil comes out.
I am just wondering what is considered a normal amount of oil flow going to the head. I am not familiar with the oiling system on the early 2cylinders. Just how does it work? Does/Will having the valve cover and oil pipe in place somehow help draw the oil to the head better?
I would like to take the tractor out, work it a little...and help clear it's lungs out after sitting so long. I just want to double check with someone on here more familiar with these and make sure the valves are getting enough oil first.
Thanks
[url=https://flic.kr/p/2eptPtn]