Recent content by bill black

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    power sterring on ford 4000

    I had aford 4000 3 cylinder that steered from one side and the cylinder that turned the wheels leaked fluid real bad. i had the cylinder rebuilt buy the dealer but still leaked bad, I then bought a new cylinder that was made in china or somewhere and couldnt get it to work.500 dollars down the...
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    ring gap clearance

    hi idont post much but waswondering about ring gap, i put a new ring in the sleeve on an 8n and have 55 thousands gap on it where the sleeve is worn. dont have any fancy mikes or bore guages so was trying to get an idea of how bad the sleeves are worn.i thought new rings would be like 10 or 12...
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    Colin King

    i never heard of karo syrup for belt dressing but a lot of guys seemed to have used it. i remember one time when the belt pulley was slipping on the tractor to run the thresher that a fellow took one of those old red rubber inner tubes and set it on fire and let the hot rubber land on the...
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    bringing an old battery back to life

    hi folks i have been seeing viedos on you tube where guys have taken old batterys and have rinsed them with baking soda and water and then put epsom salts in them and they would hold acharge again. i was wondering if anybody on this forum has tried this. these guys used 12 volt ones maybe 6...
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    sleeves in 8n

    i posted a message about sleeves in a 8n but didnt make it too clear. just an old guy trying to use modern things. the sleeves i was talking about are .125 inches thick straight with no lip on them and 33/16 inches in bore and the length of the cylinder. some where on this website a while back...
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    touch-o-matic oil in oil pan

    i own a 420 and 430 john deeres and they both leak oil into the oil pan thru the hydrualic pump. i have manuals but they dont seem to list the seal numbers i need to fix this problem. if any body has any advice it would be very helpful. thanks , this is my first time on this website.thanks...
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    sleeves in 8n

    i have an 8n ford with over size sleeves in it.i think they are melling sleeves but dont know where to get replacements.any help would be appreciated. thanks
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