[Farmall] Spark plugs and Cubs.

[Mike Schmudlach]

The only tractor I will run champions in is the Cub.
I run Autolite in everything else.
Mike
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Glass" <dglass at mail.newnanutilities.org>
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 12:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] Spark plugs and Cubs.


> I would agree with you, but this has never been the case in my 
> experience. .   The AC plugs that were taken out were not fouled., they 
> looked clean and ready to go back in.  Gap was correct.  I had one guy 
> sell me his cub lowboy because of this very problem and he thought the 
> cub was junk.  (He didn't know about switching to Champion.)  I found 
> out by chance.  I have run that same cub for five years with the same 
> Champion plugs and no problems. I even used it today to pull a trailer 
> of plants to the field.
> 
> George Willer wrote:
> 
> > Dan,
> >
> > Your observation isn't politically correct.  It is expected that you 
> > will badmouth Champions, since we have all been coached that they are 
> > junk. :-(   Nonsense!
> >
> > As I'm sure you know, the fault isn't in the brand of the plug... it's 
> > because they were fouled.  It's just as likely to work the other way 
> > around within the same heat range plugs.  It isn't a mystery at all!  
> > If the engine fouls plugs, the Champions will do the same thing soon.  
> > When that happens, put a new set of ACs in and you will see a big 
> > temporary improvement!  :-)
> >
> > George Willer
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan Glass" 
> > <dglass at mail.newnanutilities.org>
> > To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 11:51 AM
> > Subject: [Farmall] Spark plugs and Cubs.
> >
> >
> >> It happened once again, a friend of mine came over for a visit and he 
> >> told me he was going to have to overhaul his cub. I ask what it was 
> >> doing and he said it didn't have enough power to even pull itself in 
> >> first gear.  I told him that before I would overhaul it, I would 
> >> check to be sure it didn't have AC spark plugs in it.  Put a set of 
> >> Champion D21's in it first.  He assured me that that wasn't the 
> >> problem and I said lets do it anyway. So we went to his house and he 
> >> cranked it up and it idles just fine, but once it goes in first and 
> >> the clutch is let out it dies.  We pulled the plugs and sure enough 
> >> they were AC.  They look fine and I don't understand why this 
> >> happens, but we put in the Champion's and he cranks it up.  I tell 
> >> him to put it in third gear, leave it at idle and let out the 
> >> clutch.  And away he goes with no problems.  He said he wouldn' t 
> >> have believed it if we hadn't have tried it.  I have seen this happen 
> >> on several of other occasions.  Are Champion's the only plug designed 
> >> for these old tractors?  When you put a new set of AC's in they work 
> >> fine for a couple of hours and then the power tales off to nothing 
> >> and it won't regain it. Is this just another Cub mystery?
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