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47 ford 2n tractor needs help!! and advice

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jim

07-01-2000 19:15:58




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From what I've seen It looks like it needs a rebuild. The trqactor spits out black smoke and has a serious lack of power. The thing cant even turn a 5 foot finishing mowere under a load without losing power and bogging down. I take out the plug closes to me and its covered in oil while the others seem to be okay. I replace the plugs and it runs fine for a while then the next day I go to start it up and get the same thing. I have no idea how much a tractor mechanic will charge for this and this is the first tractor Ive owned. I have done rebuilds on cars but I dont think its nearly the same thing! I thought about runing a hotter plug and playing with the gap on the plug that is oiled but if it doesn't work i'm going to have to flat bed it and choke on the bill.. I am also suspicious about my carb.

Need help and advice.....Thanks in advance...NITRO

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bg

07-03-2000 18:25:28




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 Re: 47 ford 2n tractor needs help!! and advice in reply to jim, 07-01-2000 19:15:58  
Black smoke ususally means over-rich carb(too much fuel), which can also cause cylinder wash-down and oil dilution which equals plug fouling. This could be a valve problem, a carb problem or a ring problem. Do a compression check. 90 psi is the lowest acceptable. More important is the difference between cylinders. If 3 cylinders, for example show 100 psi, and the 4th shows 65, you could have a bad valve, a cracked piston, etc. If 2 adjacent cylinders show low readings, you could have a cracked block, blown head gasket, cracked head, etc. If you do a dry test first, then put a few teaspoons of cylinder oil in each cylinder(wet test) you can compare to see if it's rings or valves. If the readings go up measureably, it's probably rings. If the readings remain the same or only slightly better(do several readings for an average, using a good screw-in compression tester)valves might be suspect.

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Snow Plow

07-02-2000 08:44:13




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 Re: 47 ford 2n tractor needs help!! and advice in reply to jim, 07-01-2000 19:15:58  
Sounds like you do need a rebuild. you may have one real bad cylinder too. What I would do is talk to one of the parts guys linked to this board and get the rebuild kit. I think they run about $200 for a basic kit and $400 for a serius overhaul. Once you know you have all the right parts find someone who will take the time a do it right. There are a suprising number of people around who can work on these old machines but not that many who seem to want to (at least in my neck of the woods!). If you have done rebuilds on cars then you can do this. Get the IT manual and take it slow. Most of the special tools can be rented (ie sleeve puller and ring expander). If you find someone to do it get a price for the job not by the hour. Good Luck!

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