[Farmall] Easier to Start?

[E. John Puckett]

How long since it had a good going over?  Points condenser, spark plugs, 
maybe wires if old.  Adjusting valves, too.  You may also have a leak in 
an intake manifold or carb. gasket.

On 7/15/2012 8:03 PM, Ben Wagner wrote:
> Good Evening,
>
> It's been awhile since I have had to bring you an issue on my Farmall
> Super A.  It has always been hard to start, taking a long time of
> cranking (normally two periods of three seconds each) before it will
> begin to fire.  Lately, the electrical system has acted up, and I am
> trying to start it with a hand crank.  It's great exercise, but not the
> greatest use of my time.  It took a good 20 some turns with the hand
> crank to get it to start firing tonight.  I'm surprised my arm can still
> type!
>
> Is there any sort of "trick" some of you know of to convince a tractor
> to start easier with a hand crank?
>
> In case it is important, the Super A has a good magneto, D21 spark
> plugs, and a Zenith carb.  It also only runs well on half choke, and
> there are no adjustments on the Zenith beyond the idle mixture.  I know
> the impulse coupling works, unless I am mistaken.
>
> Thanks for your help.  I'm sure all of you have had the tractor that
> won't start well with a hand crank!
>
> Ben Wagner
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