[Farmall] Hard starting F12

[Robert L. Holtzer]

It gets better as your arm gets stronger!

Seriously -- I have an F-12 that takes a bit of cranking to get started -- 
even after pressurizing the fuel tank to make certain the carburetor is 
full.  Timing, etc., is set per factory specs.  I have attributed difficult 
starting to the lack of compression and the need for new rings.  Basically 
I pulled the sleeves from a cracked block and put them in a "new" (smaller 
crack!) block.  Honed the bores a bit but was too cheap to buy new rings 
until I saw how things were coming together for the tractor overall.  Now 
that the tractor is in pretty good shape I need to replace the 
rings.   Nonetheless, once started it is a smooth running little rig and 
seems to have pretty good power -- at least sufficient to run a sicklebar 
mower adequately.  Surprisingly it does not smoke.

Bob Holtzer

At 05:25 PM 2/18/2005 -0500, you wrote:
>I just bought a F12 & do not know much about them. I have a hard time 
>starting it. It runs good once it starts. I don't know if it's me or the 
>tractor needs a little tuning. I have heard some people say theres will 
>start on the first few pulls, is this true? What is the best service 
>manual for me to buy? Thanks for any help!
>
>Kevin Hood
>
>
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