[AT] My Stupid JD A again

charlie hill charliehill at embarqmail.com
Sat Oct 6 04:40:53 PDT 2012


Tyler running it in road gear won't really work it hard unless you are 
running up hill so that it makes the
engine pull down against the governor and really sweat.  I'm not very 
familiar with JD engines so I can't
tell you specifics.   It really needs a few hours of field work like pulling 
a bottom plow.  Something with a
consistent, hard load that makes it really work.  Of course, given it's age, 
that hard work is likely to
find some other problems that might be expensive to fix.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Tyler Juranek
Sent: Friday, October 05, 2012 9:53 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] My Stupid JD A again

Hi Charly,
I drive this JD A down the road at full throttle in 4th gear about every 
night.
What other things can I do with it to work it?
It doesn't pull a hayrack verry well.
Take Care,
Tyler J

On 10/5/12, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> John is exactly correct on that.  These old tractors were built to work 
> and
>
> work HARD and any of
> them will load up and carbon up when all they do is put around like a 
> parade
>
> piece.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jtchall at nc.rr.com
> Sent: Friday, October 05, 2012 6:37 PM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] My Stupid JD A again
>
> 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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