[AT] More engine issues

Dan Glass dglass at numail.org
Thu Jul 14 07:51:28 PDT 2011


Did I mention that I have 15 or 20 Farmall's that use these plugs?  
Plus, I have many friends that bring their Farmall's to me when 
something goes wrong, so 50 won't last forever for me.  I would have 
bought 100 if they had them.   But I do understand your point.

On 7/14/2011 10:28 AM, charlie hill wrote:
> Ron,  I started to say this in the other message and didn't.  Me buying 50
> Campions D21's for $.25 each fits into a woman's pattern of buying.  It s
> been said that a man will pay
> $2 for a $1 item if he needs it while a woman will pay $1 for a $2 item she
> doesn't need.  But some times I find a bargain too good to pass up and blow
> my money.  grins.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ronald L. Cook
> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 9:48 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] More engine issues
>
> I am one on the other side.  I would not have bothered to carry them out
> of the store.  There is a reason for the close out sale.
>
> About 15-20 years ago I started to have troubles with spark plugs in my
> tractors.  I was using Champion D-19 and D-21.  At the same time I
> started having real problems with my Pratt&  Whitney radial on the
> sprayer.  18 spark plugs at a time.  I was using Champion massive
> electrode plugs, REM40E.  I quit the Champions and problems left.
>
> I never could get Champions to run to my satisfaction in a Chevrolet of
> any sort.  However, a good friend used nothing but Champions in his
> BB/fuel dragster.  He had 5 gal buckets full of plugs with 1/4 mile on
> them!  Free plugs 5 gallons at a time.  I did use them, of course. :-)
>
> Ron Cook
> Salix, IA
>
> On 7/14/2011 6:13 AM, charlie hill wrote:
>> Good deal Dan,  at that price I would have bought them all too, even if I
>> didn't need them!
>>
>> Charlie
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dan Glass
>> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 6:10 AM
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
>> Subject: Re: [AT] More engine issues
>>
>> I agree in most cases.  And most work fine when they are first put in
>> the tractor.  The buddy of mine with the 130  was in the business of
>> overhauling forklift engines for 35 years and he also said he wouldn't
>> have believed it if he hadn't seen it for himself.  The first time it
>> happened to me I just thought it was a quirk but it seems to be a
>> consistent problem with other plugs.  I went into Tractor Supply a few
>> months ago and they had about 50 D21's in their close out bin priced at
>> 25 cents each. I bought all of them.  I still have about 15 or 20
>> Farmall tractors so I will use them all.
>>
>> On 7/14/2011 1:41 AM, Ralph Goff wrote:
>>> On 7/13/2011 8:35 PM, charlie hill wrote:
>>>> Well a 21 is certainly a hot plug.  Champion plugs in general have a bad
>>>> reputation among tractor guys.   Like I said earlier, I've used them
>>>> with
>>>> no
>>>> problem..... that I knew of any way.
>>>> A lot of guys run them in boat engines because they are cadmium  plated
>>>> and
>>>> don't rust so quickly in salt water environments.  I've run them in
>>>> several
>>>> boat engines.
>>>> Still a lot of guys say they misfire.
>>>>
>>>> Charlie
>>> To me a spark plug is a spark plug. Never seen any difference in brands.
>>> I'll buy whatever is available as they all seem to do the job.
>>>
>>> Ralph in Sask.
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