1927 McCormick Deering M

[MH81]

My dad bought this. It had a crack in the seat for the fuel pump. He and I worked on the seat, but he was never able to get it to run right.... Sometimes not at all

Several years after he passed, I played around with it. Suddenly dawned on me it was missing the spring that resists the needle valve turning on it's own. Ta-da! $1 spring kept Dad from having fun
I take it to the occasional show. It's one I plan on keeping. For Dad

Here it is running this morning.

 

[Texas Horses Hogs and Deeres]

Very cool story Alan, I know your Dad is smiling down on you and saying way to go Son, you got that darn thing to finally run and run well!

 

[MH81]

Very cool story Alan, I know your Dad is smiling down on you and saying way to go Son, you got that darn thing to finally run and run well!

He is also probably wondering why his kid has a beer can on his engine... LOL

 

[Texas Horses Hogs and Deeres]

He is also probably wondering why his kid has a beer can on his engine... LOL

No, he knows you well enough to know what that's about!

 

[Sammoore13bolens1053]

My dad bought this. It had a crack in the seat for the fuel pump. He and I worked on the seat, but he was never able to get it to run right.... Sometimes not at all

Several years after he passed, I played around with it. Suddenly dawned on me it was missing the spring that resists the needle valve turning on it's own. Ta-da! $1 spring kept Dad from having fun
I take it to the occasional show. It's one I plan on keeping. For Dad

Here it is running this morning.

Your dad “ flipping thing needed a spring!?”