[Bob Carriere]

Well we tore down into the first Chore Horse..... most complete 24/28 v. painted black......

All seems to be there.... we did find some "new" vinyl covered wires by the magneto coil and some vinyl black tape. Brushes look relatively new...... so we stayed away from tearing down the coils in the gen. Now slowly cleaning up to make it runner for test purposes.

And we have questions....

Points are stamped "Shurhit" no part number ...looks like a generic point set from Delco...... any source suggestions for a new set???? I will canvass the local tractor dealer who has point setssss..... all loose in the parts section....... Delcos were used in Allis Chalmers tractors, Chev engines, Studebackers, Massey Ferguson gas engines,etc..... maybe able to eye ball a match...

Gasoline tank...... would like to clean the inside and apply a sealer but not sure what can be used since the tank is aluminum...... how to you etch the inside safely????

This one will be painted NATO green......some parts have been sandblasted the rest is getting cleaned ligthly before the paint ....sort of "lipstick" on a pig......

Soaked and cleaned the carburator....so small!!!... contgrolbox has been sandblasted and will be primed and flat satin alum. paint.... one original wire will be treated with "liquid tape" and some shrink heat wrap.......

Variable control looks ok will test for resistance....an idea how many ohms I should be looking at???

Air breather tube made of "white metal or alum has a cracked base at the junction to the carb..... may respond to J-B Weld epoxy.

Finally ????? below the engine .... attached too the enginebase that bolts on to the tank is a strange semi rigid fiber gasket material.... currently seems to be glued to the bottom of the engine casting...acting almost like a oil pan cover......very firmly in place so we have not removed it.....crank case was emptied and flush with brake cleaner..... As anyone else encountered this set up????


photos are coming....... my batteries died..... lack of recent use...... Grant's camera gave up the ghost but he got a replacement...

Other wise we have learned that working with cold fingers is a handy cap...... working with fingers frozen from the evaporation lacquer thinner or brake cleaner is even worst........ the little screws on the carb were a real challenge with numb fingers......

Stay tuned for more horsing around........