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Mccormic 10-20 questions

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Allis chalmers

04-13-2008 21:39:08




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I just bought a 1929 10-20. My question is what weight oil should I use for the crankcase and the oil air filter. What weight and how much and how frequent do I need to il the rockers? All info will be highly appreciated and valued. Thnak you in advance.




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Farmallgray

04-15-2008 15:27:17




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 Re: Mccormic 10-20 questions in reply to Allis chalmers 6, 04-13-2008 21:39:08  
Run straight SAE 30 in all three places. Probably best to use non detergent if you don't know the history of your particular engine.



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LenNH

04-14-2008 16:48:51




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 Re: Mccormic 10-20 questions in reply to Allis chalmers 6, 04-13-2008 21:39:08  
I seem to remember that the owner's manual calls for about half an oilcan of engine oil to be squirted through the two lids in the valve covers. There are felts in there that soak up the oil and let it drip slowly over the rocker bearings and over the rockers to the valves. This oil runs into the crankcase, so should be the same as the engine oil. I used to oil our engine in the morning and before starting up again in the afternoon, but with not so much oil.
I always assumed that a lot of oil would just drip out and maybe not be available later in the day. Strange that such a great engine would have an extremely primitive valve-oiling system. The lower end, with the huge ball bearings, is a masterpiece of engineering (for its day, anyhow). I always thought the engine ran really smoothly for its size, and that there was just a little extra power because of the lack of friction in the ball bearings. By the way, the tall pipes sticking out of the valve cover are primers, and were supposed to be used if the engine was stopped on kerosene and could not be started again. I suppose they could be used in the morning too, but I never had any trouble starting our 10-20 (which always used gas) with the choke only.

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El Toro

04-14-2008 04:09:29




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 Re: Mccormic 10-20 questions in reply to Allis chalmers 6, 04-13-2008 21:39:08  
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We used 40wt oil and the rockers should get oil once the engine is running. Here's a 1927 10-20
bought new by the present owners dad. He's a WW2 vet and doesn't farm anymore. Hal



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ScottyHOMEy

04-13-2008 22:02:56




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 Re: Mccormic 10-20 questions in reply to Allis chalmers 6, 04-13-2008 21:39:08  
Rice Equipment.



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