[Farmall] Difficult F14

[relong at dybb.com]

I've adjusted the valves and they seem loose.  I put in new plugs that the
manual states.  I did all this before the first time I started it.





Quoting Andy glines <pioneersop96 at yahoo.com>:

> Does it have new spark plugs of the correct heat
> range?  I learned on the F-20 not to trust old plugs
> no matter how good the "look".  I'm not sure of the
> proper plug for an F-14 but Gordon Rice at Rice
> Equipment will tell you which ones to use.  If the
> plugs are OK how are the valves?  Have you had the
> vlave cover off and adjusted all of the valves?
> Sometimes they get a little sticky and want to stick
> open causing it to miss.
>
> --- Ross Long <relong at dybb.com> wrote:
>
> > I recently purchase a 38 F14.  It was overhauled
> > shortly before it was put
> > in a barn and left for many years.  I have been able
> > to get it running by
> > cleaning the gas tank and tuning it up.  The only
> > problem I have is after it
> > runs for approximately 5 minutes and starts to warm
> > up, it starts to miss
> > fire.  It loses the 4th cylinder and it only fires
> > occasionally on 1 and 3.
> > Cylinder two is the only one that fires
> > consistently.  I've replaced the
> > cap, points, condenser on the F4 mag with no
> > difference.  Once it cools off,
> > it will run fine until it warms up a little and then
> > it starts again.  Has
> > anyone seen a coil in a F4 may do something like
> > this?
> >
> >
> >
> > Ross
> >
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> Andy Glines
> Evansville, IN
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