Colt Case Ingersoll Garden Tractors

JSinMO wrote: ↑Sun May 05, 2024 9:09 pm Congratulations @MattA , glad you got it!
I’m looking forward to seeing it get mounted on your tractor and going to work!

This is basically what it does. Not my video...

Not the fastest thing in the world but sure beats hand bombings with a shovel .

Thanks for your suggestions guys. @Spike188 I had thought it might be casting marks but in that area none of the other 3 pumps I have shows any marks. @DavidBarkey yes, there was oil in the pump housing, but none around the shaft seal.

I happened to have another pump with 1/2 inch shaft so I'll try to use that instead of the old one, hopefully it works well. Cannot work on it right now though, I have limited time for wrenching.

Eugen wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 12:09 pmCannot work on it right now though, I have limited time for wrenching.

We understand... explains where you have been for the past month or so too

Eugen wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 12:09 pm Thanks for your suggestions guys. @Spike188 I had thought it might be casting marks but in that area none of the other 3 pumps I have shows any marks. @DavidBarkey yes, there was oil in the pump housing, but none around the shaft seal.

I happened to have another pump with 1/2 inch shaft so I'll try to use that instead of the old one, hopefully it works well. Cannot work on it right now though, I have limited time for wrenching.

Have a look at the engine side in Case it is the rear main seal leaking a bit .

Well we are getting a very rare treat down here this evening. I’m not sure how many of you guys up north get to see the northern lights but it’s a first for us. Quite beautiful.

My took some photos I thought I’d share.

Pretty cool
I've never seen the northern lights but hopefully someday.

Nice show @JSinMO . What time of night was that ? I didn't see anything here but may already been in bed . Busy last couple of days .

Great photos @JSinMO! Amazing that you got to see them! We've seen them a few times when camping or travelling farther north from home... Usually have way too much light pollution in big cities to be able to see anything.

There was a lot of solar flare activity that started on Wed. and it looks like predictions are calling for a good chance of being able to see the Aurora this weekend as well... NOAA has a good website for checking on aurora forecasts - https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/auro ... e-forecast

@DavidBarkey They were saying best time for viewing is around midnight - but from about 10 pm on you might get lucky... clear skies and lack of light pollution permitting - Good luck - We might try going for a drive out in the country if the skies are clear

We stayed up till about 2. The sky was doing a lot of dancing but the color was very washed out due to being a mile from town.