CraigM
Silver Member
Finally got around to pulling the old H out of the shed and into the shop to get it running, and I need some help from those who've gone there before.
When it runs, it runs ok, but I've heard others that sound much smoother. It's a bear to start. I've had it running and heated up, shut it off and immediatly tried to restart and it won't. Five minutes later it's hooked up to another tractor to tow start it and it goes off instantly. Other times, we have to drag it around for 50 feet before it lights. Liberal quantities of ether shot into the carb intake (air cleaner coupler hose disconnected) don't help.
The fuel system is cleaned out from the tank through the carb, new gaskets, needle and seat. Occasionally it will still flood just sitting there. Used to do that everytime, so we've made some progress.
Ignition is magneto. We have new cap, rotor and wires coming. The timing seems to be close, probably a little late..(after TDC). Makes an ok spark at the magneto wire, but at the plug it's not all that strong.
What spark plugs do I put in? I don't know if the ones in it are right or not. If there is a heat range, I'd go hot since it seems to burn a little oil.
I set up the carb by the manual...idle open one turn and then set main. It will idle very slowly and responds to sudden throttle opening ok, but when running at what sounds to be about PTO speed, I can open the main needle 4 turns and it doesn't make a difference. There is a pretty definite roughening if I close the main needle beond a point, but there doesn't seem to be any point it goes too rich. Is this normal? Where do I set it?
Found out by accident that the starter turns the correct direction no matter which way I hool up the battery (+ or - ground). Dealer swears it's a permanent magnet motor. This doesn't add up. What's going on?
Manual calls for distributor grease. Where do I find that?
Manual says that engine serial is on the side above the distributor. Is there another place that they put them? Dumb question I guess, but it will save me the trouble of cleaning all the gunk off the engine right now.
When it runs, it runs ok, but I've heard others that sound much smoother. It's a bear to start. I've had it running and heated up, shut it off and immediatly tried to restart and it won't. Five minutes later it's hooked up to another tractor to tow start it and it goes off instantly. Other times, we have to drag it around for 50 feet before it lights. Liberal quantities of ether shot into the carb intake (air cleaner coupler hose disconnected) don't help.
The fuel system is cleaned out from the tank through the carb, new gaskets, needle and seat. Occasionally it will still flood just sitting there. Used to do that everytime, so we've made some progress.
Ignition is magneto. We have new cap, rotor and wires coming. The timing seems to be close, probably a little late..(after TDC). Makes an ok spark at the magneto wire, but at the plug it's not all that strong.
What spark plugs do I put in? I don't know if the ones in it are right or not. If there is a heat range, I'd go hot since it seems to burn a little oil.
I set up the carb by the manual...idle open one turn and then set main. It will idle very slowly and responds to sudden throttle opening ok, but when running at what sounds to be about PTO speed, I can open the main needle 4 turns and it doesn't make a difference. There is a pretty definite roughening if I close the main needle beond a point, but there doesn't seem to be any point it goes too rich. Is this normal? Where do I set it?
Found out by accident that the starter turns the correct direction no matter which way I hool up the battery (+ or - ground). Dealer swears it's a permanent magnet motor. This doesn't add up. What's going on?
Manual calls for distributor grease. Where do I find that?
Manual says that engine serial is on the side above the distributor. Is there another place that they put them? Dumb question I guess, but it will save me the trouble of cleaning all the gunk off the engine right now.
