[AJD] Hard starting

[don_shehi at msn.com]

The open compression relief valves should be releasing a mist or fog of fuel 
when choked.  If this is happening you probably are getting enough fuel to 
the cylinders.

Don Shehi
Camp Verde, Az

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From: "Charlie V" <1cdevill at gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 6:58 AM
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Subject: Re: [AJD] Hard starting

> Eric,
>
> You might try priming your B directly through one or both spark plug 
> holes.
> If it will fire then, You want to search for a vacuum leak between the 
> carb
> and the manifold, or between the manifold and the cylinder head, or any
> small hole into the intake side of the manifold. . A small leak can 
> prevent
> the engine from drawing fuel from the carb when turning slowly.  I am
> guessing this tractor is electric start, or is it flywheel start?
>
> Charlie V.
>
> On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 10:45 AM, Eric Walter <eric at facspro.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks Mark,
>> Even though it hasnt been run much we have put a couple tanks through it.
>> there has been a hole drilled and tapped in front of the carb for the
>> injection of starting fluid which we used quite a bit yesterday to no
>> avail.
>>
>> I'll be heading out in a while to tinker with it some more.
>>
>> Eric
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Mark Johnson" <mark.s.johnson at pixius.net>
>> To: "Antique John Deere mailing list"
>> <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 8:16 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AJD] Hard starting
>>
>>
>> > No more than you've been doing - have you refilled the gas tank 
>> > recently?
>> > It
>> > could just
>> > be that the fuel is 'aging' - gasoline is a complex mixture of
>> > hydrocarbons,
>> > and the light
>> > fractions that vaporize easily, making it easy to fire up a cold 
>> > engine,
>> > are
>> > also the ones
>> > that will vaporize out of the fuel the quickest. I've not particularly
>> had
>> > a
>> > problem with
>> > tractors, but I end up having to dump the gas tank of my small engines
>> > (lawnmower,
>> > weedwacker, etc) every spring. The small engines won't even 'pop' on 
>> > the
>> > old
>> > gas, then
>> > pretty much take off on the first or second pull with fresh fuel.
>> >
>> > Try fresh gasoline, maybe add some Sta-Bil or another fuel stabilizer
>> > product. They
>> > aren't perfect, but they do help, especially for over-winter storage.
>> >
>> > Mark J
>> > '40 H
>> > Wichita, KS
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Eric Walter" <eric at facspro.com>
>> > To: "Antique John Deere list"
>> > <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> > Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 7:44 AM
>> > Subject: [AJD] Hard starting
>> >
>> >
>> >> Just curious whare to start!
>> >> Jacob has had his 43 B for a couple months-- we havent really done 
>> >> much
>> >> with it. Just putting around the farmstead, dragging branches back to
>> the
>> >> fire pit. Drove it in a parade. But each time we start it, it just 
>> >> keeps
>> >> getting harder and harder to get it going. Plugs arent fouled, seems
>> like
>> >> its getting good spark.
>> >> Probably going to have to give it a pull this morning to gat it 
>> >> started
>> >> so
>> >> we can get it back into the barn.
>> >>
>> >> Thanks, Eric & Jacob
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