[Farmall] A Few Questions

[E. John Puckett]

As to the loud and putt putt, you could paint it green.  LOL, but you 
might check your manifold gasket or look for a crack or hole in the 
exhaust manifold.

On 7/5/2011 8:52 AM, Ben Wagner wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> I've got a few questions concerning my 1945 Farmall A.  I just started it up
> for the first time in four months yesterday after a paint job.  I'll number
> the questions so that they are easier to reference.
>
> 1.  The tractor runs fabulously.  It starts right up, even after sitting for
> four months, and is the most dependable engine I could want in an old
> tractor.  My only objection is that the engine surges whenever I adjust the
> throttle, unless I slowly creep the throttle up or down.  The surging stops
> if I slow the engine down.  My other tractor, the 1948 Super A, will also
> surge but only when the choke is not adjusted at exactly 1/2 choke.  The
> 1945 A will not run well unless the choke is completely open.  Because the
> engine on the 1945 A runs so well, I hesitate to do any adjustments on the
> carb.  Does anyone have any advice?  I can live with the surging, even
> though it is a little irritating, but I would like to be able to advance the
> throttle without the concern of the surging.
>
> 2.  I used the tractor this winter before a paint job for snow removal.  I
> remember thinking that the engine sounded incredibly loud.  Yesterday, I had
> both tractors out, and the 1945 engine sounds much louder than the 1948
> Super A.  I'm wondering if the muffler is working, since the muffler is
> original "Stanley" vintage.  Is there any way to clean the soot out of the
> muffler, without taking it to a muffler shop?
>
> On the other hand, if the muffler is fine, which is something I may test
> soon with my other tractor, what would make the engine sound like a two
> cylinder?  It has a distinctive "putt-putt" versus the smoothness of the
> Super A, although the Super A is not as good an engine.  Like I mentioned, I
> really don't want to mess with the engine since it runs so well.  I'm
> halfway wondering if the modern ethanol gasoline is part of the problem!
> But then again, the muffler could not be working, causing me to hear the
> pure engine firing.
>
> 3.  This question is for anyone who has adjusted, or knows how to adjust, a
> Farmall A, B, or C series clutch.  The clutch only begins grabbing when the
> pedal is about 1/2 to 1 inch from being completely up.  There is no
> freeplay.  How can I adjust the clutch to give me a little freeplay and a
> longer engagement travel?
>
> Thanks for your help.
>
> Ben Wagner
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