[AT] [Farmall] More engine issues

[Dan Glass]

Thanks, it was just a lucky guess.   I have done many repairs over the 
years of stuff that wasn't broken only to find out it was something 
simple and cheap that would fix the problem.  If we had a magic 
diagnosis machine it would save us lots of time and money.

On 7/14/2011 9:31 PM, Ben Wagner wrote:
> 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>
>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Cc: Farmall/IHC mailing list<farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> 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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