1939 AC Tractor W/Plow

I want to thank all you guys for your help!!!

John

Do make sure not to have it in gear. I always run a simple check by flopping the gear shift back and forth from side to side to make sure its not in gear. Then I set the throttle to full. Put the choke on and crank 3 or 4 times till gas spits out the bottom of the carb. May sound odd, but works great on mine. Then take the choke off, and it usually fires on the 2nd to 3rd crank. But do make sure when you crank, DO NOT crank in a full circle. Only go 1/2 way around starting on the Left, and cranking up and down to the right. Also as Gene mentioned keep your thumb on the same side as the rest of your fingers so if it kicks back, it will just fly out of your hand. Beleve me You don"t want it to bite you. Good luck.

When you hand crank you should hear a click in the magneto. That's the impulse coupling. Without the impulse coupling working the engine will not start until you pull the tractor and get the engine up to around 250 RPMs. No click - magneto repair.

Hand cranking: ALWAYS/ALWAYS/ALWAYS Lock brakes, clutch pedel locked down, transmission out of gear. Kill switch, if the tractor has one, in the run position.

a. Throttle about 1/3 to 1/2 open.
b. Choke closed.
c. Lift the crank - thumb along side the fingers - thumb is not wraped around the crank handle. Lift don't try to spin the motor. I lift until I can hear the carburator sucking usually 3 or 4 lifts.

d. Open choke. Lift. Engine should start on first or second lift.

You will have to fine tune the starting procedures a bit to match your tractor.

Plow. A photo would help greatly.

Gene

John