[Farmall] It Runs!!!!!! (and a few questions)

[John Hall]

Great to here you are running and driving!!!!

I've found on mags thee is normally a "sweet spot" for cranking. The tractor 
will usually run anywhere, but poorly so if it is retarded.  I think most of 
the  old tractors here run all or almost all the way advanced. You may have 
to do some fine tuning with the coupler.

I think you are right on track with the transmission--pull of the cover top 
and have a look.

Sounds like you have made great progress, don't take 4 more years to 
finish!!!!

John Hall

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Pitts" <mgomaize at yahoo.com>
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2006 5:52 PM
Subject: [Farmall] It Runs!!!!!! (and a few questions)


> Hello all,
>
> After 4 years of occassional work and a flurry in the past month, the 
> F-20N project I have been working on and many of you have helped with 
> advice on reached a big milestone today.  It runs!!!
>
> And it runs very nicely!  I have several things still to work on, some of 
> them major, but this was a major good day.
>
> As far as the things I have to work on:
>
> 1.  Governor seems to be very finicky.  I found a nice running speed, but 
> if I move it up one notch, it seems to go out of control.  Any ideas?
>
> 2.  Magneto (new and works great on my other F-20) - very small sweet spot 
> in terms of where the spark retard where she will run
>
> 3.  Now for the biggie - It drove around fine in one forward gear, but 
> would totaly bog down and not move if I tried any other gear.  At the end, 
> when put in neutral, the gear shift went easy to move and will not shift 
> into any gear, but seems to be stuck in one of the ones where it will not 
> move.  I had the gear shift off at one point a couple years ago.  Is it 
> possible I did not put it back on right?  Any suggestions for getting it 
> out of the gear, and for getting the problem resolved?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tony
>
>
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> Tony Pitts
> Ann Arbor, MI
> http://www.oldengine.org/members/pitts/mbf
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