[AT] My Stupid JD A again

[Tyler Juranek]

Hi Charly,
I've had multiple mechanics tell me that the manifold needs remachined
with a new gasket put on it.
My father bought another A and he says that "That's the one that'll
run!" He also said that we could put his A and my A drawbar to drawbar
and mine will quit in an instant.
My neighbor has a two bottom pull type plow in his shed, maybe I'll
have to go over and see if I can borrow it so I can work the damn
thing.
Problem of it is we have calvs in our field on stocks right now, so
there is nothing to plow.
Perhaps I need to find a 4 inch augger someware and put it on and run
it for a day or two.
There is also a neighborhood about 2 miles away that has one hell of a big hill.
When I pulled a hayrack full of people up it, the damn thing decided
it needed a nap, so I bet you can guess what happened!
Of course that was in road gear, and I suppose if I would've put it in
first gear, maybe I would've made it.
Maybe it wouldn't hurt to go ahead and take it up that hill a few
times a day in road gear.
Problem is, the sighted person that tells me what way to turn freeks
out if it quits.
Is that a good idea?
Take Care,
Tyler J

On 10/6/12, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com> wrote:
> 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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