Posted by Dave Bowers on February 25, 1998 at 09:03:07:
In Reply to: LP, Looking for someone who understands how it Works posted by Shawn on February 25, 1998 at 08:41:33:
Eric:
I am just getting into LP with a '38 A/C A. If your unit will not start with starting fluid, it may not be the LP gas. I hand crank the A by choking it twice and then the next crank starts it. Your plugs may be fouled. Replace the plugs and maybe pull the tractor to start it. Sometimes a starter will pull so much current the system will not fire. It should start in about 20-30'. Get back to me, I'm interested in the outcome.
Dave Bowers DBowers654@AOL.com
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: I have been trying to find information on how the Lp unit works on my 450. It quit running 2 years ago when my son was
: pulling out cedar trees. It has never run since. I had a problem with the unit freezing up and i just found that problem. It was the
: water line cloged that kept it from having water circulation. I have taken the unit apart and tried to study the design. But have
: no real clue as to what lets the gas pass through the unit. I assembled the unit back together then turned the propane on, it filled
: up and still wouldn't start. I checked the points and made sure it was firing. I noticed it has what appears to be a 1/4" tubing
: that goes to the Manifold and I assume causes a vacuum to mable make the unit open up the fuel. No good, I then tried
: starting fluid in the manifold directly to see idf that would make it fire, and hope it would then create the necessary vaccum
: needed. I give up, are there any books out there or someone with working knowledge of these things. It couldn't have been
: that technical back in the fifties. Please Help. Eric