True, but...

Posted by A. Bohemian on March 20, 2007 at 07:45:43 from (207.170.88.237):

In Reply to: Re: Starting Crank posted by Will Sick on March 19, 2007 at 22:37:28:

...I almost always use the crank when starting the engine after it has been sitting a while, say more than four or five days.

I set the choke according to the temperature and the throttle lever at medium idle. Then, WITH THE IGNITION OFF I pull the crank eight times, two for each cylinder.

This has the effect of ''priming'' the fuel system without straining the very original six-volt ignition system. (The original Farmall Operators Manual has more detailed instructions on this.)

Then, I climb in the driver's seat and, STILL WITH THE IGNITION OFF, I turn the motor over using the starter.

This way all the current the system can deliver goes straight to the starter motor.

After the starter has had a chance to pick up momentum (only takes a second), THEN I flick on the ignition.

This method has worked very, very well for me and can help start the tractor on a marginal battery, after it has been sitting a month or so. This is a working tractor so I need it to start and run reliably.

If I am demonstrating the tractor, this method does have the drawback of making it look like the tractor only fires when the second or third cylinder is pushed past top dead center, whereas in reality it almost always fires on the first cylinder.

Fortunately, it will also consistently start on the first pull of the crank with the ignition on, provided I have first primed the fuel system with the crank as above. This can really impress in a demonstration!

Little tricks like these are the equivalent of secret handshakes in our Great Six Volt Secret Society, membership in which absolutely guarantees trouble-free operation of six volt systems in all kinds of vehicles and which none of us can ever mention to non-initiates on pain of...aw, hell!

Replies:

• Re: True, but... GeneMO 20:41:50 03/20/07 (0)
• Re: True, but... chadd 09:47:36 03/20/07 (3)
  • Re: True, but... A. Bohemian 10:20:38 03/20/07 (2)
    • Re: True, but... chadd 11:49:14 03/20/07 (0)
    • Re: True, but... georgeky 11:46:12 03/20/07 (0)
• Re: True, but... NDS 08:56:49 03/20/07 (0)

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