2005 - Volume #29, Issue #3, Page #36
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Solution To Tractor With A Stuck Engine
Stanley Dirksen, Davis Junction, Ill.: "I had a tractor with a stuck engine. To solve the problem, I knocked the center out of an old spark plug and brazed in a valve stem. Then I put in some penetrating oil, screwed a plug into one of the cylinders on the engine, and clamped an air compressor hose onto the plug. I also removed the rocker arms. The air pressure forces the penetrating oil past the rings to free them up. It works great."Click here to download page story appeared in.
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