Re: stupid question for the day

Posted by Bill Smith on January 21, 2003 at 09:04:16 from (63.147.130.99):

In Reply to: stupid question for the day posted by Terry on January 21, 2003 at 07:21:26:

There must be something ailing the tractor if it can not be started by hand crank. Could be any number of things. Weak spark, non-adequate compression, or may need tune up, or carburator isn't set right. Might just be one of those old stubern ones that needs a pull or two of the crank with the choke on. You might want to check and see what it will take to start it the normal way. Those old hand crankers were pretty dependable if everything is in good shape. The key is that everything is in good shape. Be careful when choking becuase it is easy to overchoke and flood. Timing must also be correct and mag in the starting position if it has an adjustment on it. You said it was a distillate burner. These tractors were generally started on straight gas. Also switched back to gas for shut down. I don't know if you are trying to burn a mixture of fuel, but if you are, starting will be much easier on straight gas. I have only used alternative starting fuels when engine was being turned over by way of the belt pulley, using another tractor. Don't know what to tell ya on the propane. I used flammable aerasol like WD-40, but don't know how that would work if hand cranking.

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