Re: [ihc] Need to debunk something, fast!

["David A. Gregg" <dgregg@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Howard
The distillate and kerosene models are the same. The manifolds for them
circulated the exhast around them to heat and vaporize the fuels.
The distillate heads had a bigger chamber to give lower compression, thus
needed shorter valve stems.

David Gregg
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From: "Howard R Pletcher" <n9ads@domain.elided>
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Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 10:28 AM
Subject: Fw: [ihc] Need to debunk something, fast!


> David Gregg summarized it pretty well.  In addition to the kerosene
> model, there was also a "distillate" model, which I presume burns an even
> heavier oil.  These fuels needed the heated carbs just to vaporize the
> fuels and didn't give fantastic economy;they just permitted the use of
> the cheaper fuels.  Here is a paragraph that came from the Farmall list
> yesterday discussing the heads and valves used for the various fuels
> which helps see the different models:
>
> The parts catalog lists 11 different cylinder head assemblies for the
> H.  The assemblies break down to three different heads: gasoline 362 533
> R,
> distillate 8 776 D, and kerosene 363 257 R.  Gasoline valves are 362 534
> R
> (in) and 362 535 R (ex); distillate valves are 57 696 D (in) and 57 697 R
>
> (ex); kerosene valves are 43 912 D (in) and 43 913 D (ex).  No valve
> lengths are given in the catalog.
>
> As for plowing two days--I imagine they could go for 4 days if you didn't
> work too much any one day!
>
> Howard