any new fix for an old problem

[Robert Edwardsen]

Roger,

Do you think the 50/50 solution would be about 40 proof?

Rob Edwardsen

----- Original Message -----
From: "jolly roger" <baldyam@sk.sympatico.ca>
To: <caut@ptg.org>
Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 11:41 PM
Subject: Re: any new fix for an old problem


> Hi Paul,
>               Shrink the bushing cloth with 50% water/alcohol, leave for
> 24hrs to dry slowly.  It will shrink the bushing to size.
> If you speed dry, it tends to over size the bushings.
> Regards Roger
>
> At 08:18 PM 2/23/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hi All,
> >Since my retirement from my institutional work, I have been "out in the
> >field" at some local colleges and schools.  A Baldwin 243HP action was
> >treated several years ago with Naptha and mineral oil, and now gets very
> >sluggish at times.  After I treat it with Protek, everything is fine for
a
> >while.  Is there any way short of replacing parts, pins and/or flanges,
to
> >drive out the mineral oil?
> >
> >I'm hoping in time the Protek will, but I'm looking for more sage advice
> >from some of the old sages that have encountered the problem before.
> >
> >Paul Kupelian, RPT
> >kupelian@oswego.edu
> >
>
>