[AT] Titan 10/20

john hall jtchall at nc.rr.com
Thu Oct 7 19:24:26 PDT 2010


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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