[AJD] Backfire

[Michael Ostrander]

Gary-
I would check your timing BEFORE pull starting it.  It only takes a minute
to two.  We have had a tractor or two slip timing at shut off on those last
few chugs.  You only have to roll the flywheel over and listen for the
impulse and watch your timing mark on the flywheel.  If you had flames
jumping out when you last ran it, the timing was set where it could run but
not as close as it should be.

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From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
[mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]On Behalf Of
Gary Epps
Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2005 11:30 PM
To: antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com
Subject: [AJD] Backfire


When I tried to start the '35 D this afternoon I got a sharp backfire,
really sharp with a metalic over-tone.  I checked carefully and turning
the flywheel over slowly could hear nor feel anything different.  I
continued trying to start it and got another sharp backfire, this time
without the metalic over-tone.  I was working  under a metal roofed
lean-to fastened to a metal sided building.  I gave up trying to start
it without help to pull it.

The question is Do I have a problem here, other than after flattening
the head, compression is so great I don't have the stamina to start it
by hand.  Am I likely to do any damage pulling it to start it.  Like the
guy said, "It ran before I parked it."  I had it running a month ago it
seemed to run well with the exception that it seemed to have quite a bit
  of flame shooting out the exhaust.  It was near dusk.  What do you
think am I probably alright to start it by pulling?

Gary
--
In the Ozark Mountains of South Central USA where both life and I move
at a leisurely pace.

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