Had a chance to dig into the H3 I picked up at an auction.
Engine stuck, I put a battery in it, replaced ground cable, anyway, turn to start, fan moves about a quarter of an inch, and then back. Soaked 24 hours with PB Blaster and Carb cleaner (contains acetone) so far. Hoping it may free up without pulling head, etc. Will give a couple more days. Me thinks its number two as spark plug had rust on it. FWIW, the plugs where new, never run.
Second, the left steering clutch lever is (was) stuck forward position. I looked into the brake adjuster holes and the left box was half full of water, right was dry. Looked under machine, right plug was out. Took left plug out and drained out about 4 gallons of water, no oil, which is good. Anyway, gave the left steering clutch lever a yank (harder than before) and it freed up. Probably take the cover off the box and give it a shot of blaster.
The tag (if believeable) said stored insice for many years, not run since put away. It did however sit outside at the auction site for at least a month and we did have a couple torensial rainfalls during that time. Still can not believe that much water found its way inside there, but no cracks from freezing, so I think it should be all right.
For future reference, is it ok to run with out he plugs??
For now, wait out the frooze cylinder..
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