[AT] More engine issues

[Dan Glass]

I know this is kind of an odd thing, but I have had two farmall A's that 
did the same thing.  The solution in both cases were spark plugs other 
than Champion D21's.  I have friend whose Farmall 130 got stranded in 
the field and he told me that it wouldn't pull its own weight in first 
gear and he said he was going to have to overhaul the engine.  I told 
him about the Champion plugs and he said I was crazy.  I told him I had 
a set in the garage and I would install them just for grins and if it 
didn't help then he hasn't lost anything.  I put in the new set and 
drove it back to the barn in third gear.  He is a believer now.  I 
bought a "wore out" cub lowboy that wouldn't even pull itself up on the 
trailer.  When I was looking it over I noticed it had autolite plugs, I 
pulled them out and put in the champion d21's and I have been using it 
for about 12 years.  Of course, its not the answer to everything but its 
a cheap enough try to check it out.

On 7/13/2011 4:52 PM, Ben Wagner wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> My 1945 Farmall A has recently had a coat of paint, and I started it up
> again about a week ago.  It was running great when I was using it this
> winter.  The day I started it up, it stalled when I tried 1st gear down a
> hill.  I assumed it was because I hadn't run it in about a month, and after
> I ran it for a few minutes it seemed to work fine.
>
> Today, I had it out and was running it for almost a quarter of an hour.
> Everything was working fine, until I tried road gear.  It stalled again
> going up a slight hill, and I could barely limp it back in 1st.  It has now
> no power.  It runs fine with no load, but as soon as I try to drive it, the
> engine skips and gasps.  Pulling the choke out even slightly nearly kills
> it.  I can cut off the engine, and start it back up with no trouble.  But as
> soon as I try to move the tractor, the engine acts like the end is near.
> I've got plenty of clean fuel in the tank, the gas is on, and the choke is
> all the way in.
>
> I hope this makes sense, but feel free to ask me to clarify anything unclear
> as to the circumstances.  Do you have any ideas?
>
> Ben Wagner
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