[AT] Bad tractor day

[LeRoy Price III]

Champion at the moment but I'll get another set.

LeRoy

>From: "Larry Voris" <lvoris at axs.net>
>Reply-To: Antique tractor email discussion group 
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>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: Re: [AT] Bad tractor day
>Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 22:18:59 -0500
>
>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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