[AT] [Farmall] More engine issues

Thu Jul 14 20:03:14 PDT 2011

The D21 is indeed an 18mm thread.  I have D21's in Farmalls
(SA/SH/SM/SMTA), a couple of Ferguson 35's and a 52 JD B.  I switched
over/standardized on the D21 plug three or four years ago and have had
good success.  Between one of the 35's, the SM and SMTA I probably put a
total of 150 hours a year on these three tractors.

Incidentally Champion does make a hotter plug (D23) although I've never
tried them. -

Dudley

> I think it's 18 mm diameter threads, Dick.
>
> Larry
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dick Day" <ddss at telebeep.com>
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> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 8:43:17 PM
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>
> Just curious, will D21's fit most tractors?  I've got a JD 60 and an A-C
> WC.
> Both could use help with starting.
>
> Thanks
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Wagner
> Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 8:31 PM
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> Cc: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] [Farmall] More engine issues
>
> The engine issues on my Farmall A have been solved!  This evening I salute
> Dan Glass for the tip on Champion spark plugs.  I pulled the old Autolite
> plugs, and installed four new D21.  The tractor started and ran like it
> used
> to do for nearly half an hour.  Thanks Mr. Glass, and everyone else
> chiming
> in with the same solution.
>
> I also cleaned the carb and blew out the fuel line, so perhaps that helped
> too.  I'll keep an eye open for exhaust restriction, but the test tonight
> seemed to conclusively prove that the plugs/carb was the problem.
>
> I'm planning to drive this Farmall in the Bridgewater Lawn Party Steam and
> Gas Parade on Saturday.  Anybody else going to the Lawn Party?
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
> Ben Wagner
>
> On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 6:45 PM, Barney Van De Weert
> <bbvande at yahoo.com>wrote:
>
>> I normally woudn't belive this stuff but I have had the same experince-
>> plugs
>> other that Champion caused performance problems.
>>  Barney Van De Weert
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Ben Wagner <supera1948 at gmail.com>
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>> Sent: Thu, July 14, 2011 7:12:44 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Farmall] [AT] More engine issues
>>
>> 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
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 7:09 PM, Dan Glass <dglass at numail.org> wrote:
>>
>> > 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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