Re: Left the can off H's muffler, rained last nigh

Posted by Hugh MacKay on July 07, 2005 at 02:28:42 from (216.208.58.156):

In Reply to: Re: Left the can off H's muffler, rained last nigh posted by Heat Houser on July 06, 2005 at 18:28:40:

Heat Houser: If you take note of what I said, I never suggested water couldn't do damage. Certainly it can.

My point is the average tractor sitting out in the open, with a tight exhaust system will never get enough water overnight to hurt anything. Now if it's under a tree, beside the barn, places where water can be deflected, that is another matter. If you look at most manifolds, probably take an inch of rain before any water enters valve and on to cylinder. I will further contend that a tractor with proper exhaust system will not take in an inch of rainwater in a 1 inch rainfall. Air currents over the stack will prevent this

Finally, I'd be willing to bet money that every letter series Farmall out there sat around for a month or more when new with nothing over the exhaust. I can remember going to dealers, none of the tractors new or used had covers back in those days. How long did they sit at factory in distribution, etc. I grew up 2,000 miles from IH factories. My Super A is a 1953 model, and was not sold new until 1955. It was very common in the days of letter series Farmalls to see them take two years from factory to point of sale.

This whole thread is little more than people over reacting. Some folks must think the exhaust stack has a 3' funnel.

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