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BillinDe

08-04-2007 17:14:16




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Recently aquired a 1944 Farmall H. Can"t seem to get her started, has good compression and fuel at the carb.Do have spark from the plugs but appears to be weak. Turns very well but just won"t catch. Anyone have any ideas????? ????




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NDS

08-05-2007 09:09:06




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 Re: 44 Farmall H in reply to BillinDe, 08-04-2007 17:14:16  
Many on forum will disagree but if nothing has been changed on carburator or ignition since it ran last I would try to pull start it. Dozens of times I have had tractor that did not want to start after sitting for a long time and pull start would get it started and after it ran a while it would start right up with starter. My A had not been used aince last fall until couple of weeks ago and it had same problem you have, was getting fuel and fire but would not start with starter. pulled it about 200 feet and it started missed and smoked for minute or so and smoothed right out have stared it numerous times since then and it fires up on first try.

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Billinde

08-10-2007 15:44:22




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 Re: 44 Farmall H in reply to NDS, 08-05-2007 09:09:06  
Describe what the procedure would be for pull starting the H. Do I pull her in neutral or leave her in gear??



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Bob Kerr

08-04-2007 18:34:35




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 Re: 44 Farmall H in reply to BillinDe, 08-04-2007 17:14:16  
If it is 6 volts , clean every single electrical connetion from battery to starter and also to coil. it may be pulling too many amps to feed coil.



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Curt in Minnesota

08-04-2007 18:00:03




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 Re: 44 Farmall H in reply to BillinDe, 08-04-2007 17:14:16  
Whats the history of the tractor? Was it sitting or did you see it running? Magneto or distributor? I would start by inspecting the spark plugs and wires. Then check the points. Of the running farmalls I have bought I have always started by changing the plugs, points and wires. Then I would look at the coil. Also have a hot battery but in my experience it should start if you have some juice in the battery. That should fix the spark problem. If that does not work You may have a timing problem or a carburetor problem. Are the plugs wet after you turned it over? If the plugs are wet then its getting gas to the cylinders. Maybe then its flooded. An engine with week spark may be more like to flood. When I brought my 48 H home I flooded it and it would not start. It ran good at the old farmers place and at the place were I bought the loader. Then I flooded it... However, I found to start the thing I needed to have the throttle 1/6 advanced and choked in cold or cool weather. If you advanced the throttle more it will flood (however this relevant may be only my H, my C starts no matter what). Then I need to slowly open the choke as it warms up for a minute or two. As far as timing, if it was running before you bought it, I doubt that it was a timing problem. It may need to be adjusted but should pop unless it is way off.

Hope this helps but others may have better ideas.

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