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Old tractor1942

11-15-2023 15:43:01

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Anyone have a trick in removing the engine peacock out of a ford 2N . Tried soaking it with WD40 for two weeks but not moving. Don t know if the picture came out in this. First time trying this forum.Thanks for any suggestions!

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Caryc

11-22-2023 12:43:39

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to Old tractor1942, 11-15-2023 15:43:01

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Thank you but I'm not an idiot. I know what a pipe plug is. I just wondered why you didn't replace the petcock with a new one. I guess thats what people call farmerizing the job.

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HFJ

11-21-2023 15:27:41

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to Old tractor1942, 11-15-2023 15:43:01

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it's a plug. it has threads. i didn't weld the hole shut.

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Caryc

11-21-2023 15:16:12

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to Old tractor1942, 11-15-2023 15:43:01

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Hmmm...I'm interested in why you didn't put in another Petcock valve. If you ever need to drain the coolant system, that's what the valve is for. It drains the block.

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HFJ

11-21-2023 14:12:58

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to Old tractor1942, 11-15-2023 15:43:01

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i have a simple plug there now. the obnoxious bird there was one of the first things to go when i acquired mine.

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Caryc

11-21-2023 13:54:29

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to Old tractor1942, 11-15-2023 15:43:01

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Congrats, I hear that peacocks can be really nasty birds. Also noisy.

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Old tractor1942

11-21-2023 13:41:10

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to Old tractor1942, 11-15-2023 15:43:01

Got the "peacock" petcock out! I am going to like this forum. Funny but yet informative. Thanks to the Blaster, cut off the wings of the petcock and put 9/16 closed wrench with a pipe extension, it came off without a hitch. Like i said, just got this tractor to restore and I think I m going to have a lot of fun doing it. Thanks again! No more bird in the engine, LOL

After checking my wordsI m submitting

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Caryc

11-21-2023 09:25:44

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to Old tractor1942, 11-15-2023 15:43:01

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That was also my first thought.

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JMOR

11-21-2023 01:06:05

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to Old tractor1942, 11-15-2023 15:43:01

First, how did that bird get into your engine??!!

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showcrop

11-19-2023 18:29:15

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to Old tractor1942, 11-15-2023 15:43:01

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I am with you! I used auto correct for a few days and shut it off and just check for the red underlines.

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Caryc

11-19-2023 17:01:29

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to Old tractor1942, 11-15-2023 15:43:01

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My spell checker program doesn't auto correct. It underlines what it thinks are incorrect spelled words in red. If you right click on that, it gives you choices of what it thinks may be the correct words. I don't like anything that just auto corrects.

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Caryc

11-19-2023 16:54:55

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to Old tractor1942, 11-15-2023 15:43:01

If you actually read what is on the can of WD-40, it isn't very impressive. Does a little of everything but nothing well enough to be impressed with. I keep a spray can of silicon that I use a lot. :wink:

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Dave G9N

11-19-2023 14:10:27

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to Old tractor1942, 11-15-2023 15:43:01

Quoting Removed, click Modern View to seeWD-40 was never intended to be a lubricant. It was intended to displace water. Since it is an oil and it is thin, it can lubricate and penetrate. Maybe not as well as some oils, but it is at least a mediocre lubricant, penetrant, and corrosion preventative spray as well as a water displacing oil.

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It was first used on Atlas Rockets that were exposed to spindrift on a Cape Canaveral launch pad. It prevented rust until they got around to launching it. The pads are all just off the beach and everything is coated with salt spray after a few hours.
Peacock is one of the reasons to either love or hate the auto correct function. Depends on who was incorrected and who's laughing.

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Mad Farmer

11-17-2023 15:45:44

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to Old tractor1942, 11-15-2023 15:43:01

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I've seen chickens in N tractors but never a peacock..... .....

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Caryc

11-17-2023 09:27:54

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to Old tractor1942, 11-15-2023 15:43:01

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Hey, a peacock can also be a pet. :wink:

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showcrop

11-16-2023 10:02:24

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to Old tractor1942, 11-15-2023 15:43:01

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WD-40 is a lubricant. I once tried it on a car clock to make it keep running. It was too heavy and gummed it up. I had to clean it off with acetone.

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Mike Groom

11-16-2023 07:05:50

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to Old tractor1942, 11-15-2023 15:43:01

Heat is your best option,WD40 is not a lubricant or penetrant.

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Old tractor1942

11-16-2023 06:35:46

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to Old tractor1942, 11-15-2023 15:43:01

Yep, so right on the misspelled word of petcock. Guess i need to spell check the spell checker. Thanks to everyone who responded. This tractor was given to me to restore and I m just starting on it. I ll let everyone know how I get it out. Nice forum!

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Hemmjo

11-16-2023 06:20:43

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to Old tractor1942, 11-15-2023 15:43:01

The trouble with vise grips is they crush the fitting, which makes it expand in the hole. I have removed things like that by inserting a steel rod or bolt into the fitting that fits snug. THEN you can grip the fitting and not distort it. That might allow you to get enough torque to turn it out.

If that does not work, drill it and re-tap. A tap will be cheaper than a left hand drill bit. You should clean up the threads with a tap anyway after you get the fitting out.

PS. I have actually heard them called peacock before.

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showcrop

11-16-2023 06:01:50

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to Old tractor1942, 11-15-2023 15:43:01

I agree with the left handed drill bit. They can work so well that it is like magic.

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Tim PloughNman Daley

11-17-2023 07:49:43

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to showcrop, 11-16-2023 06:01:50

An EASY-OUT kit comes in handy too. Would try it first B4 a LH drill.

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Tim PloughNman Daley

11-16-2023 05:08:12

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to Old tractor1942, 11-15-2023 15:43:01

Hhhmm... might be your spellchecker, but we know you mean the petcock. ; > )

I believe the drain plug is p/n 8115, a 1/4 NPT BRASS, a soft alloy, feature so drilling out with a LH Drill is a good method as Wore Out said. use caution when drilling as you don't want to let the drill 'walk' and encroach into the threaded block. Appears you have already boogered it up with pliers or vise grips so may not be much left to grab onto. Could try PB BLASTER first. WD40 is good for squeaky hinges, but that is about it. Advise to drain some coolant first from the petcock (it is the same part) on the bottom of the radiator.

Tim Daley (MI)

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teddy52food

11-15-2023 20:01:31

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to Old tractor1942, 11-15-2023 15:43:01

Heat it up with the acytelene torch until you see green in the flame. Let it cool completely & it should turn out with your fingers.

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wore out

11-15-2023 19:40:44

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to Old tractor1942, 11-15-2023 15:43:01

Lets call it by the right name, a petcock, or simply a block drain. NO beed to waste your time with snake oil/penetrating jizz, none of that is going to REALLY loosen it up, grab it with a good Vice Grip and it will either turn out or break off.

If it breaks off, run a 7/16'' drill bit through it, followed by a 1/4'' npt tap which you can obtain for $5 to $15.

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old

11-15-2023 20:36:58

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to wore out, 11-15-2023 19:40:44

If I where going to go with the drill it out I'd use a left hand drill bit so it would be more likely to come out as one is drilling it out

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R Geiger

11-15-2023 19:23:16

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to Old tractor1942, 11-15-2023 15:43:01

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WD 40 is good for what it was maade for but no good as apentrating oil. I like PB Blaster or Kroil, or ATF mixed with acetone. Time is you friend. Don't get in a hurry.

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Factotum

11-15-2023 17:56:44

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to Old tractor1942, 11-15-2023 15:43:01

How about an easy out? Or a stud removal tool?

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old

11-15-2023 16:28:43

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Re: Engine peacock removal in reply to Old tractor1942, 11-15-2023 15:43:01

WD40 is the wrong stuff for the job. WD stands for water displacement formula 40 since it took 40 tries to get it to do what the Navy wanted it to do. ATF would do a lot better place if you can fire it up and warm the block then try that will also help

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