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The two petcocks on the Super C Is the upper or top one for cold and the lower one for after it has ran? Man I can't get use to not having a dip stick :eek: :)



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Stephenscity said:
The two petcocks on the Super C Is the upper or top one for cold and the lower one for after it has ran? Man I can't get use to not having a dip stick :eek: :)
I think it may be minimun and maximum oil levels. That's what I've considered them to be on the H....Someone that knows, please chime in.
OK, the puropose of them originally was to drain off kerosene that seeped passed the rings while running. You would drain it down to the lower petcock, the fill to the upper one with oil. You would do this in the mornings as the kerosene would seperate out overnight. Why they never changed them to just one ill never know. Even some of the straight gas tractors we had had 2 petcocks, so in short, fill it until it comes out of the top one.
John M said:
OK, the puropose of them originally was to drain off kerosene that seeped passed the rings while running. You would drain it down to the lower petcock, the fill to the upper one with oil. You would do this in the mornings as the kerosene would seperate out overnight. Why they never changed them to just one ill never know. Even some of the straight gas tractors we had had 2 petcocks, so in short, fill it until it comes out of the top one.
That is very interesting. I'd not heard that before, but it makes good sense. Thanks John, for the input.
What John said. That is how I do it on a Super A and H.
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