[AJD] Bad tractor day - 1950 AR

[Tommy Wilson]

Well, I took the carb off of the tractor and checked to make sure 
everything looked okay there.  The oil had a smell of gas so I 
changed it and put in fresh oil. Reinstalled the carb and did some 
rough adjusting a few days ago. Then after supper today I went out 
and started her up and adjusted some more. She seemed to be running 
pretty good and the smoke had almost stopped, just a little blue 
smoke coming out. After running for a few minutes and getting good 
and warm I decided to run her down the street. Put her in 5th gear 
and started down the driveway. Talk about blowing smoke!! Also lost a 
lot of power. She was still running well but there was no worry about 
mosquitoes in the neighborhood! Backed back up the drive and stopped. 
Oil was actually running out of the exhaust pipe connection from the 
manifold. There was also oil coming out of the exhaust pipe 
connection up under the hood which was being blown back by the fan 
all over the front of the engine. What a mess! I guess the best 
problem would be a broken ring but I'm not sure that that much oil 
could come from just bypassing the rings. Hopefully the block isn't 
cracked. Looks like another engine teardown is in my future! I really 
wanted to get this ol' girl cleaned up to go to some shows this 
summer. Bummer......

At 10:21 PM 4/27/2009, you wrote:
>Tommie,
>
>Charlie's advice is appropriate.  Need to get rid of those possible problems
>first.
>
>Here is how I analyze the color of exhaust smoke:
>
>White = Condensation or water
>Blue = Excess oil
>Black = Excess gasoline
>
>Try getting the tractor warmed up with clean fuel. Getting the tractor
>warmed up and worked a bit may cause all the other problems to go away. The
>carburetor butterflies may be sticking too and may not just be a Governor
>problem.
>
>Dean Van Peursem
>Snohomish, WA 98290
>
>The first rule of holes: If you are in one, stop digging
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>[mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of
>CEE VILL
>Sent: Monday, April 27, 2009 6:56 PM
>To: John Deere
>Subject: Re: [AJD] 1950 AR Governor
>
>
>Tommy,
>
>Whiteish blue smoke is not typically "flooding up with gasoline" smoke. It
>could come from a couple of other problems.  Before worrying about those, I
>suggest you drain the gas tank and carb and try some fresh fuel.  It sounds
>like oil is mixed with your fuel.??
>
>Hope this helps.
>
>Charlie V.
>
> > Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 20:42:09 -0400
> > To: antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com
> > From: t17wilson at comcast.net
> > Subject: [AJD] 1950 AR Governor
> >
> > Hey Guys, if you remember, a couple years ago I restored an AR that
> > had been sitting for over 30 years. I don't get a lot of time these
> > days to play with my tractors and it seems like the governor has
> > locked up on it. It will kick in just a little bit, but not very
> > much. I think this is why it has very slow throttle response. Any
> > suggestions on the best/easiest way to fix? It also seems to be
> > flooding up after running for a while. After idling, when I throw the
> > gas to it she blows out quite a bit of whiteish/blue smoke. Guess I
> > need someone better than me to adjust on the carb!
> >
> > Tommy Wilson
> > Warrenton, VA
> > 1948 IH Cub
> > 1950 IH H
> > 1950 JD AR
> > 1951 JD B
> > 1951 Ford 8N
> > 1952 IH SC
> >
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Tommy Wilson
Warrenton, VA
1948 IH Cub
1950 IH H
1950 JD AR
1951 Ford 8N
1951 JD B
1952 IH SC