[Roadkill58]

My tractor was dripping gas from the fuel valve on the bottom of the fuel tank.
This won't take long to fix.

I thought I had stripped the threads when tightening the fuel valve.
All of the tin has to be removed to get the fuel tank off.

It took a whole day to get the tin off. Everything had been untouched since 1959.

Once I got the tank off I discovered the threads were not stripped.
One of the bolts was a little smaller than the other one (I said bad things).

I decided that it would be a good time to replace the cracked exhaust manifold, replace the radiator hoses, and paint all of the tin.

I noticed some dirt stuck in the radiator and attempted to remove it.
When I got some of the dirt out the radiator started leaking (I said more bad things).

Tried to repair the radiator but it was so old that I made it worse (I said bad things again).

New radiator is ordered, primer and paint purchased. With a little luck I might finish in a week or two. Then I can get back to the truck.