[AT] Bad tractor day

[Larry Voris]

What kind of spark plugs are you using.  If
they are Champion that could be  your
problem.

Larry Voris

----- Original Message -----
From: "LeRoy Price III" <leroy_price3 at hotmail.com>
To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 1:14 AM
Subject: [AT] Bad tractor day


> Figured I'd start the tractor today and let them run, this weekend is the
> local show.  The JD 40S started right up but the JD 40W just wouldn't.  I
> have been smelling gas near it and saw the reason for it.  Seems the carb
> was leaking all down on my nice paint job or should I say what use to be a
> nice paint job.  Peeled it right off.  So I started tinkering.
>
> First, why is the carb leaking?  Well, I went and took it off (of course I
> didn't shut the gas off but that shouldn't matter).  I found a jury rigged
> float in it, the nice little metal float was gone.  So I figured it wasn't
> shuting off right so I took the float out of my other JD 40 and gave it
> another shot.  The leakage was better only out of the load needle and not
> everywhere else.
>
> I checked the plugs and electric side getting nice sparks.  Good suction
> from a recent overhaul. Tried a couple of other things and by that time
the
> first battery gave up.
>
> With the next battery I tried the carb off of the 40S, same thing.  Pulled
> the plugs and cleaned them.  Tested the spark to each again and tried
again.
> The battery was spinning it good and nothing.  Didn't even try to kick
over.
> Now I had this running 3 weeks ago without issue and that was beginning to
> bug me.  Well, I burned up Battery number 2.
>
> Insert battery number 3.  Tried a series of things again.  Tried wires off
> the 40S still nothing.  To make a long story short I burned up the thrid
> battery.
>
> Now I'm wondering if maybe the leak was going on for a long time and the
> gas level was too low but the bowl was filling up, should have tried to
kick
> over.  I know that from a previous low gas issue that adding more made the

> difference.
>
> Ok, guys I give, I need some suggestions.  More Gas in the tank?
>
> LeRoy
>
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