Farmall C Kerosene and temperature

Kristof · Apr 13, 2011

Hey,

I"ve got a question about my C.
The thing is my Temperature-gauge doesn"t seem to work, it"s been the second one i"ve placed on my tractor (both new) and they don"t seem to budge. Seems like most people have this problem, so I"ve decided to rebuild the thing and make it a little more modern. Now because I don"t know the operating temperature of my tractor I"ve got problems running it on Kerosene. So if anyone could help me out by telling me the correct engine temperature from which I can start running it on Kerosene that would just be great!
An other problem is that I live in Europe and we don"t quite have kerosene here, we use petrol and I"m not sure that it"s 100% the same thing. As soon as I start running it on petrol I do feel a certain decrease in power as it starts to smoke a little bit. When I run it on fuel, it doesn"t even remotely smokes (the engine had a complete rebuild). So, anybody got any ideas?

Thanks guys!

rustred · Apr 13, 2011

i have not run a tractor on kerosene but you need it at operating temp around 180 degrees. basically need to get it warmed up in the field pulling an implement.then switch it over. at cooler operating temps the kerosene will not burn properly and go past the rings diluting the engine oil. lots of them old tractors you had to drain down the oil level in the pan at the end of the day. i dont think its practical using kerosene not counting the extra wear it puts on the engine from lowering the oil viscocity. maybe at a plow days event just for the nostalgia of it.
reminds me of my 1974 ford pickup with 2 tanks when in school when young and stupid. used to put a mixture of diesel in one tank and then pass a person on the highway and have it switched to the diesel and give them some smoke.

Jim Becker · Apr 13, 2011

Probably nothing wrong with either gauges. You should use the shutters to help get the temperature up. Switch to kerosene when the gauge is into the green. You should use the shutters to get/keep the needle at the arrow.

farmallboy15 · Apr 13, 2011

when i put new gauges on my h it took a while for the thread sealer to kind of melt and let it conduct good. atleast thats how i explain it. atfirst it hardly moved but now it will show it warming up better. also it takes a little hard work for these tractors to get nice and hot

John M · Apr 13, 2011

Unless kerosene is WAY cheaper over there than it is over here, just run gasoline (fuel) in it and forget about it!

Ludwig · Apr 13, 2011

Yup.
I put a new gauge in my Super M because I thought that the old one was broken. Turned out the thermostat wasn't closing. New thermostat fixed that issue although I saw last time I ran it it needed replacing again.

Farmall C Kerosene and temperature

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