[Farmall] 1942 Farmall H distillate or gas

[Barney Van De Weert]

As BD suggested buse the small tank for a reseve, back in the good old days we 
would remove alot of that stuff. However as we get older and wiser it's better 
to keep all parts intact. She probably needs some TLC fluids changed etc, also 
you may want to do a compression test to see how good the rings and valves are. 
Also looking in the spark plug holes and see if it has flat top pistons (orig) 
or domed the super style, this would be just for fun to see if it was ever 
rebuilt. 

Also on the Hs there is a grease fitting in the flywheel that should be 
lubricated, if it is not lubed it will make the clutch stick. This is espically 
true on a tractor that has set for a while. It is accessed through a hole in the 
bottom of the bell housing. Flywheel has to be in the right position to grease 
it. So someone should turn the engine over easy while someone else used a stick 
or something other than a human body part to find the hole on the outside of the 
flywheel.
 Barney Van De Weert
3828 Heartwood St
Uniontown OH 44685 


bbvande at yahoo.com
Cell# 330-760-5988 




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From: Jerry Bossard <jerry.bossard at gmail.com>
To: farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com
Sent: Mon, November 8, 2010 11:31:29 AM
Subject: [Farmall] 1942 Farmall H distillate or gas

Hello.

My name is Jerry Bossard and I am the new owner of a 1942 Farmall H that
belonged to my Grandfather.  I don't know much about the tractor other than
it was used slightly yearly and has a 7' sickle mower attached.  I was able
to get the serial number off the side of the tractor which is FBH - 101041
.  There was not an "X1" or "X3" behind the serial so I'm going to assume it
was gas/distillate when it was new.  The tag also says not to exceed 1815
RPMs.

I'm really excited to get the tractor running and use it as a general mower
around the acreage.  Any insight would be greatly appreciated.

My questions are as follows:

1. I'm not sure if the fuel was converted to all gas.  How do I know if I
need to use gas or distillate in the fuel tank?  How do I check to see if
the tractor was converted to all gas or if it has original factory setup?

2. I'm not sure what this tractor was all used for besides mowing, so what
parts can I expect to need attention?

3. I'm looking at purchasing some service manuals, what are the best manuals
out there?

4. Are there other good forums to register with?

Thanks,

Jerry Bossard
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