Heavy Clunk "Farmall A" Please Help!
Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2008 2:19 am
Hi All,
I just bought a 45 Farmall A, not for any other reason other than I liked the look of it and to give me another excuse to play in the shed (I mean I know nothing about early tractors). It does need alot of work but is complete minus the rear rims and centers (has 10 stud truck rims). My possibly silly question is when cranking with the crank handle (no elec starter) there is a heavy clunk coming from the engine, it sounds like something is hitting the inside of the crank case loud!. I have had the sump and rocker covers off and everything is intact just minor rust on rocker gear from condensation. Is this normal noise normal and what is it or does it sound more sinister?
Thanks, Tristan
I just bought a 45 Farmall A, not for any other reason other than I liked the look of it and to give me another excuse to play in the shed (I mean I know nothing about early tractors). It does need alot of work but is complete minus the rear rims and centers (has 10 stud truck rims). My possibly silly question is when cranking with the crank handle (no elec starter) there is a heavy clunk coming from the engine, it sounds like something is hitting the inside of the crank case loud!. I have had the sump and rocker covers off and everything is intact just minor rust on rocker gear from condensation. Is this normal noise normal and what is it or does it sound more sinister?
Thanks, Tristan