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Phlash in OK

01-04-2002 11:33:45

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Coldest night yet, about 10 above, the 9N was out side. Just wodered if it would start. It fired a time or two til I flooded it with the choke. Tryed later with jumper cables. It would only run on one clyinder for a while then die. Today I cleaned the spark plugs, scraped the contacts in the distributer cap. Started on one cylinder, I pulled a couple of plug wires from the cap to see if I had fire. As soon as I had a jump spark it started hitting on all four and seems back to normal. It always started and ran good before.Question:do you fellows think the ploblem is the plugs? or what. Thanks.

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rasputen

01-04-2002 19:20:03

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Re: Cold startin an N in reply to Phlash in OK, 01-04-2002 11:33:45

Finally ran over to the barn to start my tractors after a month or more of sitting. It's been down in the teens for 2 weeks at night and was barley up to freezing in the shade. 8N started right up (6V)and the 641 was no problem. All this talk of no starts got me worried. Topped off the new 641 radiator w/antifreez (ever hit a sapling in the woods that decored your radiator?).
Ran them both for 30 min.to charge/warm them up.
Life is good!
bd

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Jerry (AL)

01-04-2002 13:52:53

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Re: Cold startin an N in reply to Phlash in OK, 01-04-2002 11:33:45

My 8N cranks real well when cold if I give it 1/4 throttle turn on the gas and switch and roll the starter as i ease out the choke.

My Dad used to have an old "B" AC that had a magneto and he still had to have spark jumpers to get hot spark. You definitely need a good blue spark.

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Mark Hendershot

01-04-2002 12:00:54

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Re: Cold startin an N in reply to Phlash in OK, 01-04-2002 11:33:45

If the tractor was running when you pulled the wires off to see if there was spark you probley burned the plug clean. By pulling a plug wire off and holding it away a little it makes a real hot spark and if they are fouled you can hear the spark plug start fireing better and the engine smooth out a little. But if they are fouled you should change them out it dosen't cost that much for plugs. Watch that choke you only need a split second of its use for starting or you will flood it. If your points needed scraping change them too. Mark H.

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T.F. Flower From Battleground IN

01-04-2002 12:00:37

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Re: Cold startin an N in reply to Phlash in OK, 01-04-2002 11:33:45

Hey Phlash, I just bought my 8N last month (12/01).
It sits outside for now. It started fine in the warmer weather we had in early Dec., but I noticed that when you would go from idle to full power it would blow a good deal of smoke. Carb mixture was a little to rich. When the cold temps got here I tried to start it and flood city. I took a hair dryer to the distributor
and dried it out good. I knocked on the carb bowl to loosen the float and ran the adustment screw all the way in and back out about 2 1/2 turns. She fired right up. Been cold starting on the first on second crank since. I haven't had a chance to do much more with my 8N yet, but I love it. What a piece of Americana. Good Luck.
T.F.

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Dell (WA)

01-04-2002 11:56:39

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Re: Cold startin an N in reply to Phlash in OK, 01-04-2002 11:33:45

phlash..... ...ya foundout how eazy N's flood. (grin)

Problem is modern no-lead gasoline has additives that muckup the sparkplug insulators and the sparkies leak off without doing their job. Sometimes the only cure it new sparkplugs. BUT at least ya gott it runnin. I'd make certain I worked it hard (high rpms when warmed up) annna may be you'll be lucky and burn off the junk.

Never hurts to have a spare set of new plugs just incase, always check the gap 0.025 outta the box.

Next time when cold, crank a turn, then quick pull the choke while crankin, throttle about 1/4..... .Dell

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