[Farmall] Hard starting F12

[John Hall]

The mention of the fuel pump kit just gave me a bad flashback. After I
rebuilt one I never could crank the tractor by hand. Long story turned
short, one of the checkvalves was bad. Even though it was new it would not
seal. I put back in an old one and no more problem. I don't think you can
dissasemble them to solve the problem. On the pump on my T-20 however you
can easily take them apart. Mine has actually stuck shut a couple of times.
Not saying this is the problem with your tractor but it can definetly cause
undue stress on an Armstrong starter. I think I was able to blame the
checkvalve by noticing a lot of bubbles in the sediment bowl while the
tractor was running.

John

----- Original Message -----
From: kevin hood <hoodkevin at hotmail.com>
To: <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2005 8:49 AM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] Hard starting F12


> Thanks for the info, Karl. The fellow I bought it from said he put a fuel
> pump kit in. You can throw the gas to it & it takes it fine (no
hesitation).
> When I get back on it, I think I will start with the ignition system. I'll
> let ya'll know what I find.
>
> Thanks,
>     Kevin
>