[AT] My Stupid JD A again

[Tyler Juranek]

Hi John,
If a valve is stuck, the head has to be pulled off, right?
If not, how do I unstick the valve?
I pushed the governor a million times, and each time when it slows
back down you get a pop pop.
How do I test a mag?
If there is no other way other than grabbing onto the plug, then I'll
wait until my sister comes home from college, set her on a chair by it
and say, "Hey, grab a hold." Then I'll give er a wirl and listen to
her scream, "AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
That'd make a good youtube vidio, eh?
Hahahaha.
Take Care.

On 10/5/12, jtchall at nc.rr.com <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> The uneven sound may indicate a stuck valve. Even if it is, that doesn't
> explain both plugs being fouled. I remember a thread about a Deere manifold,
>
> but not the details. Assuming the manifold has nothing to do with this, is
> your carb running too rich or air filter plugged up? Is the mag hot enough?
>
> I went to get a friends Deere running one time and he had automotive style
> wires on it, something I've never been a fan of on old tractors. Make sure
> your wires are in good shape along with your distributor cap and spark
> plugs. If you want to test the magneto, see if you can jump a 1/4" spark--if
>
> not, the mag is not hot enough. As for cleaning the soot out of the inside
> of the engine, get it running on two cylinders and then put it under a load
>
> for quite a while. You would be surprised how much carbon would be blown out
>
> of the engine after 10-15 minutes of field work.
>
> John Hall
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tyler Juranek
> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2012 3:35 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: [AT] My Stupid JD A again
>
> Hi all,
> I hate to keep bugging this list, but my JD A is acting up again.
> First, I haven't had time to work on the manifold, we don't have the
> tools to do it.
> However, how do I know if it is runnin on 1 cylinder?
> Last time, I took the plugs out, and I mean, these suckers were coded
> with soot. If you saw it, you'd think you were playin a scratch
> tickit.
> I cleaned them with a wire brush.
> Then, I took one of those fat paint brushes with long bristles and
> stuck it into the plug holes. Each time, I pulled out a boatload of
> soot!
> After that, I put the plugs back in, covers and bars on, gave er a
> wirl and she run on both cylinders!
> So the other night, I backed it into the shed, and it sounded like it
> was runnin on 1 again.
> So, I did the same procedure, accept I didn't clean the holes because
> I lost my brush somehow.
> So I put it back together and started it, but it still sounds like it
> is runnin on 1.
> When I open the petcock on the belt pulley side, it makes a Phh, Phh, Phh
> sound.
> On the other side by the flywheel, that petcock makes a phh
> phhphhphhphhphhphhphhphhphhphhphh sound constantly.
> Shouldn't they be even if it is runnin on both cylinders?
> Any other suggestions to try besides cleaning the plugs and plug holes?
> Is there a way to get the plug holes totally cleaned out, so that all
> soot is gone?
> Thank you,
> Tyler J
>
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