[AT] More engine issues

[Ben Wagner]

So if that statement is true, how can I make the engine run good warm?  Lean
the mixture?  The description fits this A exactly; it starts on half choke
but will die if you don't push it in immediately after it catches.

Ben Wagner

On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 10:21 AM, Charlie V <1cdevill at gmail.com> wrote:

> "A motor that runs good cold [ without the choke ] is not going to run good
> hot. A cold motor needs lots of gas droplets in the combustion chamber so
> that the individual gas droplets burn somewhat consecutively and the motor
> runs somewhat smoothly. Once the motor gets hot the gas in the combustion
> chamber flashes to vapor and burns very well unless you have too much then
> it misfires."
>
> This statement makes a lot of common sense and also explains why the
> old tractors could not run Kerosene until warmed up first on gasoline.
>  Ditto for the semi-diesels such as the Farmall MD family.
>
> Charlie V.
>
> On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 10:00 AM, Ben Wagner <supera1948 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'll let you know what happens; it'll be later tonight since I'm running
> to
> > town this afternoon.  I was looking up my problem yesterday afternoon,
> and I
> > pulled up this quote:
> >
> > "A motor that runs good cold [ without the choke ] is not going to run
> good
> > hot. A cold motor needs lots of gas droplets in the combustion chamber so
> > that the individual gas droplets burn somewhat consecutively and the
> motor
> > runs somewhat smoothly. Once the motor gets hot the gas in the combustion
> > chamber flashes to vapor and burns very well unless you have too much
> then
> > it misfires."
> >
> > I haven't heard anything like this before mentioning the choke.  Is this
> a
> > true statement?   I can't find much else backing it up.
> >
> > Ben Wagner
> >
> > On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 9:07 AM, Dan Glass <dglass at numail.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Good luck, let us know how it works out.  I will be interested to hear.
> >>
> >> On 7/14/2011 8:12 AM, Ben Wagner wrote:
> >> > Thanks to everyone for their input.   I'll certainly try the D21 spark
> >> > plugs, since I do have Autolite plugs in the tractor right now.  Like
> you
> >> > said, it's cheap enough to try.
> >> >
> >> > I was leaning towards a fuel line/carb issue, except that I have just
> >> > recently rebuilt the carb.  I may try a good cleaning today, with new
> >> spark
> >> > plugs, and see what happens.
> >> >
> >> > Ben Wagner
> >> >
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