20 yrs. of crud!

Now I need help!

My tractor is at a remote location in the high desert of California. We were out there today to do more work on it. It has a lot of sand, dirt and oil caked on to the major parts. Surprisingly,
it ran well (until I started stripping it of parts). I am trying to replace things that are worn out, broken, or cost more in time to fix, then replace.

The mixture of crud would be a cross of peanut brittle and brownies. I took HD Gunk and sprayer to clean. I must carry water as it isn't available; just Joshua Trees. Sorry, no rolling, lush meadows! I found that the Gunk didn't begin to penetrate the crud. I began to scrape some off and removed some parts for cleaning at home.

Mainly, the air cleaner and carburetor. I can scrape most off the air cleaner, but I am concerned with the carburetor. I figure it would be best to buy a rebuild kit, right? Your comments would be appreciated on the best route to go for cleaning and repainting of the parts, except the carburetor. I found the air cleaner had everything intact, except the oil bath was a mix of oil and dirt.

Thanks, Dick.

As you can tell this is the first step in my process to use my new toy. Maybe we are both perverted in our tractor life... Thanks, Dick.

I just re-did 1/2 of the brakes on my 2N and had my first experience with brake cleaning spray. I didn't expect much, but without any rubbing or wiping, years of grime came right out of the brake drum. It was shiney like new!

I told my brother about this and he gave me sort of a "Duh" look. His experience in the naval reserve with brake cleaning spray is that when he goes on his 2 weeks, someone smuggles in a couple of cans. They use it to clean m-16's. They spray them down, and stand them in the shower. Then they let them air dry and they look good as new, or at least that is what he says.

I think that I would rebuild the carburetor at this time.

Hope this helps. :o)