Engine Overhaul Kama 554

[doxford jim]

Cleaning clothes

Just thought I would put something out there that has worked very well for me for years, getting clothes clean, oil and grease stains out of carpets, cleaning vehicle seats etc. Not expensive and you probably already have it in the workshop.

Hand cleaner without grit or pumice, works very, very well. Just massage it into the dirty area, let it steep for a while then wash by hand initially, then in the machine - for clothes. For carpets, rub and scrub the hand cleaner into the carpet then wash and rinse - wet/dry vac great for this.Let it dry naturally and then brush to lift pile. For vehicles - after rubbing it in, spray with water to wash it out (spray bottle) and then vacuum with wet/dry vac.

This has worked very well for me for over fourty years, when needed. Of course every situation is a little different, but application and use basically the same.

Just for the record, the two or three brand of hand cleaner I had the most success with are Swarfega and Canadian Tire hand cleaner. Both available in Canada - don't know what is available in the US. The important thing is no grit, pumice, sand - should be a cream type product only.

Cheers

Jim

HTH

 

[ToadHill]

Don't you just love old comfortable flannel shirts. Just about the time they are really broken in my wife gives them a name. Once they have a name I know that after about 2 more washings I'll never see them again.

 

[GuglioLS]

Thanks Brad,
Ya, I have so many "old" shirts that wearing a new one is a pleasure.
Naturally they have to be broken in and get ruined in the process. I have so many photos posted in so many threads that Larry even commented on my wearing my super old Red Marlboro man shirt. I'm not like him and get new shirts every day, you know.

Hey Rob,
HaHaHa I read that.
Great job on the second rebuild! You've got to be please the way it turned out and that it's all back together again.

I found a pic of that Marlboro man shirt of yours:

Larry

 

[3RRL]

Hahaha Larry, OMG, that is priceless !!!

 

[TBDonnelly]

Hand cleaner without grit or pumice, works very, very well. Just massage it into the dirty area, let it steep for a while then wash by hand initially, then in the machine - for clothes.

Cheers

Jim

I'll second Jim's suggestion about waterless hand cleaner for stain removal. One additional thing I do is........after massaging the handcleaner into the stain and letting it soak in for a bit, I'll hold the stained area of the shirt taut then hold the inside of the shirt tight up against the water faucet and force water back through the fabric to loosen the stain and force the stain back out the front side of the shirt.

I bet Rob could fab up a high pressure water source to encourage the stain out from back to front side of the fabric but, all bets are off what would be left of the shirt.

I know when to call it quits.......when cleaning materials cost me as much as the shirt does.

Rob, Great job documenting the process! Thanks for the invaluble engine rebuild education. You and Loretta make a great team.

Don

 

[tommu56]

here is what Loretta is really thinking

tom

 

[jayste]

here is what Loretta is really thinking

tom

Or....Loretta is thinking..."He better be thinking of buying two if he buys one at all!"

 

[Captinjack]

Rob

I've been following this entire post as soon as it started and am totally impressed as always. Well done!

I stll haven't started to get my Kama fixed yet as I don't have a place to fix it yet. When it gets warmer, I'll fix the hydraulic lift box and then find out what I have to do to get the low range gears working again. Ugh!

This I'm not looking forward to, but I've decided to do it myself due to not knowing anyone I trust to take it to.

Your posts will be invaluable to help me out.

Once again......Congrats! I envy your success.

 

[dcyrilc]

OK Rob, the Kama's been back together for 24 hours now, what kind of miricles have you worked with her today?

 

[Rich Waugh]

Miracles? After 24 hours I'm wondering what he's broken next! (grin)

If Rob didn't bust up his tractor like he does, we wouldn't have all these great instructions on how to fix them. Thanks, Rob!

Rich