[AT] Titan 10/20

Thu Oct 7 20:03:15 PDT 2010

	I think I have less free time now than when I was working.... At least 
I got days off then....

Rupert

On 10/7/2010 8:24 PM, john hall wrote:
> You retired guys got way too much free time!!!!
>
> John
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Ernst"<shop at cccomm.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 06, 2010 3:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] Titan 10/20
>
>
>> I posted some pictures of a spark plug I made last year. Don't know
>> actually
>> why, maybe bored I guess. Started with a piece of 1 1/8" hex and went from
>> there. Took about three days as I recall. Even used a handle off a Snap-on
>> screwdriver. Rube goldberg but it works!
>> Pictures on the forum at
>>
>> http://www.atis.net/forums/showthread.php?249-3-4-NPT-Spark-Plug&p=1322#post1322
>>
>>
>> Dave
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "john hall"<jtchall at nc.rr.com>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 6:54 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Titan 10/20
>>
>>
>> Hey Dave, did you ever try out the one you were making?
>>
>> John
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dave Ernst"<shop at cccomm.net>
>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 2010 11:21 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] Titan 10/20
>>
>>
>>> John, they are 3/4" NPT.
>>>
>>> An easy fix is to get a 3/4 NTP to 3/8 NTP pipe bushing, drill and tap
>>> the
>>> 3/8 portion to the standard 14MM thread. The local parts house should
>>> have
>>> a
>>> sparkplug catalogue. Look for the long reach style-long electrode-, the
>>> type
>>> that are used in oil fired furnace ignitors. I got a 1922 Titan running
>>> for
>>> a guy and they worked just fine.
>>> Dave
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "john hall"<jtchall at nc.rr.com>
>>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 6:58 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Titan 10/20
>>>
>>>
>>> The plugs are a very unusual thread, I think they are 7/8 NPT. They show
>>> up
>>> on ebay (used) every so often and fetch a pretty good price. When I was
>>> looking for mine I tried every dealer of antique sparkplugs I could come
>>> across. I think there are some plugs with the same thread but not the
>>> correct reach. I finally came down to 4 options. Make them, buy used ones
>>> when available on ebay, buy 1/2" and use adapters on the threads (pretty
>>> common method), or buy them from the one guy that had them. I paid $75
>>> each
>>> for them. I can't remember who it was but he used to advertise in Gas
>>> Engine
>>> Magazine all the time. It's been 4-5 years since I bought mine, hopefully
>>> he
>>> still has some.
>>>
>>> OK, got to digging and here is where I bought them from;
>>>
>>> SPARK plugs: NOS obsolete numbers and many brands, some back to 1898,
>>> over
>>> 80,000 in stock, 62 page price list, $2. Donald McKinsey, PO Box 94H,
>>> Wilkinson, IN 46186.**25-YR**
>>>
>>> Maybe you can search around and come up with a phone number, he doesn't
>>> advertise one.
>>>
>>> The plugs that came out of mine were built using Mica wahers, like you
>>> rebuild igniters on hit-and-miss engines with. One day when I have
>>> nothing
>>> else to do I'll try to rebuild mine.
>>>
>>>
>>> By the way, most everyone I have talked to does not use a crank on these
>>> tractors. I prime mine with some gas and 2-3 pulls of the flywheel later
>>> it's running.
>>>
>>>
>>> Best of Luck,
>>> John Hall
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Barry&  Tanya Stait"<bst41474 at bigpond.net.au>
>>> To:<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2010 5:23 PM
>>> Subject: [AT] Titan 10/20
>>>
>>>
>>>> G'Day all,
>>>> I have been one of the background watches for some time, but now I need
>>>> to
>>>> as the list a favor/question.
>>>> My father has a 1918 Titan 10/20 tractor and it been a bit of a bitch to
>>>> start lately.
>>>> I was wondering if a list member would have a crank handle for one that
>>>> some photo's could be taken and some measurements taken so I could make
>>>> one and emailed to me.
>>>> Also is their any one out there who sells spark plugs to suit the 10/20
>>>> and will sent them overseas? Our 10/20 appears to still have the
>>>> original
>>>> plugs in it and they are starting to break down through the insulation.
>>>> Thank you for all your help in advance.
>>>> Barry&  Tanya Stait.
>>>> Mudgee. NSW.
>>>> Australia
>>>> bst41474 at bigpond.net.au
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