Re: Re: Re: Get my Tractor to start!

Posted by Clooney on November 21, 2002 at 07:45:26 from (172.153.216.143):

In Reply to: Re: Re: Get my Tractor to start! posted by Justin on November 21, 2002 at 07:20:13:

Justin, do an initial setting on the carb; set the idle screw [farthest from the center of the tractor] to 2 turns out from seated & set the load screw [closest to the center of the tractor] to 1 turn out from seated. If the carb is good that should be pretty close for a good hand start.
~I presume you have a DLTX 26 or 46 on it? If so make sure the choke plate has the spring loaded trap door in it & it is closing, & opens toward the inside of the carb, those things have a habit of being missing.
~Try different choke & throttle settings; My H's start best at 1/4 or less throttle [actually throttle plate lever just off the stop pin] & full choke for 1-2 turns, then 7/8 choke for the next turn, then 1/2 for the next [if needed], then if no start try wide open throttle & no coke, if it barks there go back to 3/4 coke & 1/2 throttle.
~Do a cold compression check, & if below 60-65 or so try some 2-cycle oil in the gas to help seal the rings at cranking speeds.
~If you live in a cold climate, get rid of your summer gas & put in winter gas [don't laugh there is a difference].
~I have found on mine that opening the plug gap to .040" helps the starting as well as advancing the timing to 1/2" before L/H impulse lines up with case mark.
~If you are using 388 spark plugs, in cold whether try Champion D-23 with 2 plug gaskets under each plug. I have found they start better when it's real cold. In warmer whether it doesn't seem to make any difference on the plug make.
~In real cold whether try opening the idle needle 1/2 turn more [just for starting].
~When stopping the tractor, run it out of fuel, don't choke it or stall it.

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