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      07-11-2020, 04:34 PM   #1
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The "I" fell of my 3.0 I on the left side of my car. Lucky to find it and Elmer's it back on. My question is, IF this would happen while driving, where could a replacement be found? Junk yard maybe?
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The "I" fell of my 3.0 I on the left side of my car. Lucky to find it and Elmer's it back on. My question is, IF this would happen while driving, where could a replacement be found? Junk yard maybe?
Well DUH!!!! Ebay has lots of them. $35-$55 per set.
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A manual transmission can be set to "comfort", "sport", and "track" modes simply by the technique and speed at which you shift it; it doesn't need "modes", modes are for manumatics that try to behave like a real 3-pedal manual transmission. If you can money-shift it, it's a manual transmission. "Yeah, but NO ONE puts an automatic trans shift knob on a manual transmission."
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I assume you used the waterproof version of Elmer's.

I don't even know why they bother using the "i" since it stands fuel-injection instead of carbureted, which hasn't been used for several decades
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I assume you used the waterproof version of Elmer's.

I don't even know why they bother using the "i" since it stands fuel-injection instead of carbureted, which hasn't been used for several decades
Assumption correct. Contact cement would have been better, but it was dried up.
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Thanks F30. Good to know. BTW, An old Farmall tractor was designated F30.
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Assumption correct. Contact cement would have been better, but it was dried up.
Actually, it's best to use thin 2-way tape meant for this purpose and just cut it to shape. Then dental floss and a heat gun will easily remove it if ever needed. Not sure what you'd use for waterproof elmers for removal?
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Thanks F30. Good to know. BTW, An old Farmall tractor was designated F30.
Neat, I'll have to google it. I actually have a New Holland TC45. What amazed me driving across country, when you get to states like Indiana, to see a farm equipment dealership with $500,000 tractors sitting lined up like cars at a Chevy dealership is really a sight to see.
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Neat, I'll have to google it. I actually have a New Holland TC45. What amazed me driving across country, when you get to states like Indiana, to see a farm equipment dealership with $500,000 tractors sitting lined up like cars at a Chevy dealership is really a sight to see.
, BUT IT'S OK SINCE I STARTED THE THREAD!!!
My dad had an F30 back in the '40s when I was in high school. It was probably a 60 HP tractor. We pulled a 3-16"plow behind it. My guess is the F20 and F30 tractors dated in the 1930's. It was an arm buster. Had to hand crank to start. It had man powered steering.
Your New Holland looks like a handy machine. There's a New Holland dealer a few miles from here.
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