953 nut 55,220 #21776 Posted July 23 (edited) I just celebrate the rust and patina or sand it down and paint it, I did the WD-40 and steel wool trick once and it wasn't too bad though. Edited July 23 by 953 nut 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,482 #21777 Posted July 23 4 minutes ago, 953 nut said: I just celebrate the rust and patina or sand it down and paint it, I did the WD-40 and steel wool trick once and it wasn't too bad though. Not for the paint Richard.... I'm talking about to break rusty stuff free. Was it was it you that uses some sort of Wax? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,220 #21778 Posted July 23 9 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: I'm talking about to break rusty stuff free. Heat the item that is stuck then apply paraffin wax as the item cools. I works about as well as any penetrating oil and is faster. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SylvanLakeWH 25,557 #21779 Posted July 23 (edited) WD-40 - a bit if history: https://www.wd40.com/history/ We all use it in ways never imagined when it was designed... Edited July 23 by SylvanLakeWH 2 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 6,659 #21780 Posted July 23 I would sand it and paint it if it was mine. Might try the heat and paraffin on the Kohler screen of the 312-8 I got from my friend the penetrating isn't working. Got to shift some tractors around so I can take it apart with out blocking the others. It was parked in a shed that the roof was damage for years before my friend got it. It Now I just have to find the paraffin, modified the cabinet it was in and don't remember where I put it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
oliver2-44 9,745 #21781 Posted July 23 1 hour ago, Lee1977 said: IIt Now I just have to find the paraffin, I use one of the grandkids crayons 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,220 #21782 Posted July 23 1 hour ago, Lee1977 said: Now I just have to find the paraffin, Aisle A-18 at Walmart, Franklin, NC 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,482 #21783 Posted July 23 42 minutes ago, 953 nut said: Aisle A-18 at Walmart, Franklin, NC Looks like that's going to take me about 18 hours each way for the trip. 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 12,217 #21784 Posted July 23 6 hours ago, ebinmaine said: good old fashioned Liquid Wrench 👍 Many true penetrants to choose from but WD 40 isn’t one. All are adequate but YMMV. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lee1977 6,659 #21785 Posted July 23 I walked by and found it on my drawing board with some canning lids that was in the same cabinet. Franklin is just a bit too far, but I have been there. I was driving a 88 Ford conversion van If my my memory is some what still working Highway 2__ was paved, but across the mountain was dirt with switch-backs. Had to keep the speed up as the turn on the switch back the right rear wheel was off the ground. Guess that Highway is all paved now. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JPWH 6,033 #21786 Posted July 23 6 hours ago, ebinmaine said: Looks like that's going to take me about 18 hours each way for the trip. I'll be there this weekend if you want me to pick you up some.lol 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,482 #21787 Posted July 23 1 hour ago, JPWH said: I'll be there this weekend if you want me to pick you up some.lol You bringin' em uptah Maine too??? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JPWH 6,033 #21788 Posted July 23 5 minutes ago, ebinmaine said: You bringin' em uptah Maine too??? Naw. usps 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,482 #21789 Posted July 24 51 minutes ago, JPWH said: Naw. usps For you... I would make fresh coffee. Maybe even sscrubs the pan. 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sqrlgtr 552 #21790 Posted July 24 Hadnt gotten much Wheel Horse stuff done in last day or two but did have time to put new decal on the cart. 1 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rjg854 11,361 #21791 Posted July 24 Scraped out the underside of a 36" rotary deck and gave it an oil treatment and it's baking in the sun. 2 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,482 #21792 Posted July 24 On 7/13/2024 at 4:40 PM, ebinmaine said: Got another carb in the ultrasonic cleaner. This one was a particularly dirty example and it cleaned up quite nicely. It's sat in lacquer thinner in the ultrasonic cleaner for 9 or 10 days. Soaking. Every day or two I would run the machine for a cycle or two morning and night or whatever. This afternoon I took it out and ran a can of brake clean all around it and through it and next to it and up down left right in out of it etc etc. That'll do..... 1 16 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,101 #21793 Posted July 25 Nice day out. Gettin the "fleet" ready for the Steam Pageant! 2 15 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 21,315 #21794 Posted July 25 Nuttin exciting here…but now that I have this 14 Magnum dialed in and tested “good” it has earned an oil change with some quality oil (draining out cheap oil laced with some Marvel Mystery Oil) 8 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,220 #21795 Posted July 25 3 hours ago, Sparky said: (draining out cheap oil laced with some Marvel Mystery Oil) Glad you told us it was oil, lookin at the can I figured it was some of @ebinmaine's campfire coffee. 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ebinmaine 67,482 #21796 Posted July 26 21 minutes ago, 953 nut said: Glad you told us it was oil, lookin at the can I figured it was some of @ebinmaine's campfire coffee. DONT LET OUT THE SECRET RECIPE !!!!! 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kpinnc 12,018 #21797 Posted July 26 8 hours ago, Sparky said: (draining out cheap oil laced with some Marvel Mystery Oil) Smart. Always good to wash out all the sludge in these old splash lube engines. Good for the valves too. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,500 #21798 Posted July 26 Everyone knows that Eric’s coffee is 90w 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 38,170 #21799 Posted July 26 Finally, 64F and low humidity this AM. Time to clean up some blow downs and lay in some firewood. 7 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sodaking27 777 #21800 Posted July 26 Baby has new shoes. Now that the bearing fiasco is out of the way. Next up to see if the ol KT17 has any life left in her. The day I brought her home. Where I’m currently at. 4 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
