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Nick,Hard to st

05-21-2001 10:03:58




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The old H is just stubborn to start. It cranks but won't hit and gas ends up dripping out of carb. Then finally for whatever reason it fires right up. I havent discovered the correct system yet.

Is there some standard routine common to these tractors for starting. Do they all need the choke on -any suggestions.




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Paul M.

05-21-2001 15:00:45




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 Re: hard to start H in reply to Nick,Hard to start in KY, 05-21-2001 10:03:58  
Nick -
My H technique is similar to Red's -
I get the starter going for a second with no choke, then pull the choke out for a second or two while the starter's running and then push it back in. Starts every time, no matter how slow the old 6 volt turns. By the way, I've owned this
tractor about 2 years and have yet to pull a spark plug -- is this cleaning the plugs thing something I'm missing?

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Charlie

05-21-2001 14:41:08




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 Re: hard to start H in reply to Nick,Hard to start in KY, 05-21-2001 10:03:58  
Just to throw in my 2 cents, I think an H is about the worlds best starting tractor so when one doesn't start easily I would begin to start asking whats wrong. The other entries are good places to start. I'd also look over the manifold to make sure there's no leaks in drawing up the gas and the gaskets are tight. Seems like something needs to be rebuilt, replaced or adjusted.



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Charlie

05-21-2001 14:40:11




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 Re: hard to start H in reply to Nick,Hard to start in KY, 05-21-2001 10:03:58  
Just to throw in my 2 cents, I think an H is about the worlds best starting tractor so when one doesn't start easily I would begin to start asking whats wrong. The other entries are good places to start. I'd also look over the manifold to make sure there's no leaks in drawing up the gas and the gaskets are tight. Seems like something needs to be rebuilt, replaced or adjusted.



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KURT

05-21-2001 13:42:35




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 Re: hard to start H in reply to Nick,Hard to start in KY, 05-21-2001 10:03:58  
I also have an H and what I do is after every 3 hours or so of running the tractor I remove the spark plugs and use a small wire brush to remove the carbon build up then clean off with gasoline. Then it fires up with a couple trys. Has worked 4 times now. Yes you will need the choke on when starting then after the engine runs for 4 seconds or so then push the choke in and adjust accordingly.

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The Red

05-21-2001 14:13:20




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 Re: Re: hard to start H in reply to KURT, 05-21-2001 13:42:35  
Kurt are your plugs oily or just black carbon? If black carbon, lean you high speed mixture screw 1/2 turn. You should beable to go 200 plus hours without having to clean the plugs.



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Marvin S

05-21-2001 14:05:09




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 Re: Re: hard to start H in reply to KURT, 05-21-2001 13:42:35  
Kurt, Try a set of D21 Spark plugs. You may find you do not need to clean them every three hours.



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Bob in Southwest Iowa

05-21-2001 11:00:06




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 Re: hard to start H in reply to Nick,Hard to start in KY, 05-21-2001 10:03:58  
Like The Red said, you are probably flooding the thing. Our H always needed just a very little choke(cold start) and then no choke at all. If it drips gasoline from the carb, it is flooded and the only way we could start ours was to pull it with the Super M or coast it down a hill.

Bob



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The Red

05-21-2001 10:13:49




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 Re: hard to start H in reply to Nick,Hard to start in KY, 05-21-2001 10:03:58  
Nick try this technique on a cold start. Crank two or 3 revolutions on full choke. Then crank with no choke. If the timing and ignition are in good shape, she should fire right up. I suspect you are over choking.



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