ITS ALIVE! A big thanks to everyone!
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Topic: ITS ALIVE! A big thanks to everyone!
Posted By: Roddo
Subject: ITS ALIVE! A big thanks to everyone!
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2010 at 9:50am
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After the whole theft ordeal, then driving all over the place getting the parts back together, the G lives again! I put the last few pieces back together last night and it came to life first crank. Man that was a good feeling!
A big thanks to everyone that helped me source parts and for all other help and support. You guys are great!
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Posted By: Alberta Phil
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2010 at 10:39am
| Glad to hear you got it all back together and running. A great bunch on this forum! |
Posted By: GlenninPA
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2010 at 11:06am
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Congratulations!!
Keep that puppy under lock and key...
I bet the bad guys would love to make it: plus 1
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Posted By: Roddo
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2010 at 2:21pm
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Lets just say it wont be spending anymore time outside at my work anymore. Thats for sure! |
Posted By: FloydKS
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2010 at 4:59pm
| I kinda figured that : ) steal from me once shame on you, steal from me twice shame on me. |
Posted By: CJohnS MI
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2010 at 5:01pm
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Congrats! A picture now, please! |
Posted By: Roddo
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2010 at 5:05pm
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Don't get me wrong, its still not restored. The engine just had a stuck valve from sitting for something like 10 years. I freshened it up and had it running, and thats when the parts dissapeared. After that, I never did get to the painting part. None the less here ya go!  |
Posted By: CJohnS MI
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2010 at 5:09pm
Looks good and solid, hope it turns out the way you wanted. They're getting way too pricey (danged tree-huggers are electrifying them all!). |
Roddo wrote:Posted By: Dusty MI
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2010 at 6:16pm
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When I brought my G home the first time I took the hood off and removed the spark plugs, and rolled the engining over. Then looking through the spark plug holes I saw that one valve was stuck open. I pushed on it with a screw driver, it would not move, so I tapped on the screw driver with a hammer and it closed. I rolled it over again and the same valve was stuck open again. I pushed on it again and it closed. It has been working for several years now. Dusty ------------- 917 H, '48 G, '65 D-10 series III "Allis Express" |
Posted By: CJohnS MI
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2010 at 6:27pm
Dusty, so your saying you "played taps" and that scared the old girl into behaving? Heck, that's cheaper than a can of Mystery Oil. |
Posted By: GT in Indiana
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2010 at 7:16pm
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Looks great in the pic! It's nice to see some still in original condition.
Congrats,
Gerald ------------- 1955 WD45 we like to call Ruby |
Posted By: Roddo
Date Posted: 03 Sep 2010 at 8:59pm
| Mine was stuck closed unfortunately. I tried to roll it over and loosen it up but the sucker would not budge. It would stop the engine dead with the starter or a bar. I had to get vice grips on the valve and rotate it with lots of WD40 to free it up. After I got it loose it moved free just like you said, but the head of the valve was mangled from the pliers. |
Posted By: DREAM
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2010 at 12:19am
| Glad to see it back in shape. Looks good. Nothing wrong with a girl in her work clothes. Excellent job, and shame to whoever stole from you. Just remember to keep doing the right thing. You'll come out better in the end than they will. Karma is a MF(and I don't mean Massey-Ferguson, though they do suck pretty bad .LOL!) |
Posted By: AllisChalmers37
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2010 at 12:33am
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DREAM it has gotten to the point to where if I need a replacement for the term MF I could easily use Massey Ferguson instead and no one on here could tell the differecne. LOL!!
Roddo that is a very cool looking G. I hope whoever done that to you gets their Massey Ferguson self caught and put away for a long time. ------------- 1937 WC, 1950 CA, 1959 D14, 1967 190XT, 2006 Ram 3500 |
Posted By: FredinInd
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2010 at 7:03am
| two G's at the Polk-McGrew auction: one with sickle bar and cultivators sold for $2000, the other looked good all over with plow went for $2500. Today two 210's,220,D21,190seriesIII sells |
Posted By: Bill Long
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2010 at 7:29am
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Congratulations!!! You have brought a classic back to life.
Nice looking job.
Good Luck!
Bill Long
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Posted By: Dave(inMA)
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2010 at 7:06pm
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Roddo, nice to see that G back on its feet and to know that you have had good ol' Forum help getting it there.
------------- WC, CA, D14, WD45 |