Thoughts on a "How to" forum

 

Throwing this out there, maybe someone already suggested it.

 

Would it be worth it to create a "How to" sub forum only?

 

A place where all information could be located in one spot, for working on tractors. Possibly classified by model of tractor.

 

For example, "How to get correct mag timing on C or B tractors".

 

Or, "How to properly install OH kit on WD engine".

 

Many of these things have already been on here, with great knowledge being handed out, and it might be worth it to store it in a "how to" sub forum.

 

Any thoughts?

 

There is almost always more than one way to skin a cat and each one can be correct. What I see is that when a way that will work fine is not the way most do it several will jump in to down grade the way they do not understand without trying to think it thru to see more than one way will come to the same end.

 

Case In Point: (adjusting a carburetor)  Last week while adjusting a carburetor after cleaning and rebuilding it came to mind while adjusting the idle that when Gerald will tell you fast and I say smooth we are saying the same thing. When you smooth out the idle at the slowest possible rpm that you are idling the fastest it will run on the slowest stop screw setting.  I can see he gets riled when I state smoothest and jumps all over me. My bet is that if we both adjusted the same tractor at different times we would end up with the same rpm. To me fastest was meaning faster than necessary. I gather from his comments that the word smooth has a different meaning to him.  A difference in terminology can cause confusion.

 

 

Basic older engine repair is not rocket science. If it was I would have to ask how too to rebuild and keep my many tractors running and you have never seen a how too question from me. I received the basics details in the 1950's. Building and racing a stock car in the early 1960's helped to find details that I skipped and wrung out my pocket book. You will not get into problems  rebuilding any of the older engines or any part of it with a (detailed) understanding of how and why each part functions along with the specs. (proper dimensions and clearances) Without that understanding it is hard for a person to follow someones instructions in detail or for anyone to properly diagnose a problem explained by someone that does not have that understanding. Like the blind leading the blind.

Now if someone would have a Jetsons jet car that could shoot to the problem tractor and hands on instruct to help solve the repair problems I would vote YES.