Posted by ScottyHOMEy on October 15, 2008 at 08:46:31 from (71.241.201.4):
In Reply to: Discussion Follow Up posted by Bob S. on October 14, 2008 at 21:41:29:
I hear ya on the manual issue. I don't really care for the cranky "Get the manual!) posts much either, but will admit to being tempted to put one up every now and then. Every now and then there'll be somebody find us and want fluid capacities and specs, locations of drain and fill plugs, valve clearances, point gaps, valve stem-to-guide and ring-end clearances, crank journal and bearing tolerances . . . all in one post. That can be a little annoying, as anyone going that far into a motor and possessing the tools to measure the tolerances needs to have the manuals at hand.
No shame in having manuals or using them. I've been fortunate to take a crank for a 123 to a shop that actually does the turning (as opposed to the local shop where you drop it off and they send it out). Even that guy uses a manual (as thick as a Manhattan telephone book) to look up the specs for the shaft.
Most of the rare times that I've been tempted to get short with my answer, someone has already landed on them, and I really don't see any need to pile on. And bein' one to assume the best about anyone at the outset (sometimes to my detriment in the end!), it's altogether possible that the people asking couldn't imagine that there are even manuals still available for the sixty-year-old tractor that justed moved into their yard.
I don't think most folks around here mind answering basic questions at all. Some are just simple and easily answered, and why wouldn't you just answer them simply? If it sounds like they're asking a simple question but are about to get in over their heads, then, yes I'll suggest they get a manual, and go so far as to suggest which ones I think they might find most helpful for what they're tryng to do. Operator's manual is great for just going through a newly acquired tractor and routine maintenance once it's running. If they're contemplating pulling the head or getting into the guts of the governor, for instance, or getting into the drive train beyond a free-play adjustment the the I&T or the Blue Ribbons are better, and maybe a Parts Catalog.
That said, we do have our cranks around here like any other board but, for the most part, I think we still have a good mix of newbies getting good answers to basic questions, more experienced folks helping with trouble-shooting problems, and sharing experience that isn't in the manuals.
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