Hello All,
I have a 1941 9n. Bought the tractor about 5 years ago and did a lot of work to it including engine work ( piston/ rings/ crank , bearings etc ). Also replaced anything that looked old or worn, like Carb, distributer, 12V alternator etc ( carb and dist were new China knockoffs ).
The Problem I have with it every year is that it does not like to start in the winter. I usually don't use it much come fall, so it sits for a month or three at least before I try to use it to plow snow. I live in RI so it does get cold here.
Every time I try to start it in the winter its the same hassle. I Crank it over using and try to use minimal choke and it doesn't fire at all. I then hold the choke tight and keep cranking and it will cough and fire and try a little and then it seems to foul the plugs and then nothing. My battery is usually getting low at this point. Hook up charger , wait an hour and start all over. So then I clean the plugs, remove the distributer and replace the points for good measure, crank crank crank,clean the plugs, charge the battery and crank some more till it fires up and cleans itself out.
I just went through this process again on the last snow we had, this time I grabbed a new plug and grounded it and checked the spark, I got good blue / white spark on the plug. So, I changed the battery and went through the routine again ( minus the points replacement ) until it fired up.
Once it starts and cleans out it runs well. All summer it starts and runs well.
I thought it might be my china replacement carburetor? What do you think?
I have a 1941 9n. Bought the tractor about 5 years ago and did a lot of work to it including engine work ( piston/ rings/ crank , bearings etc ). Also replaced anything that looked old or worn, like Carb, distributer, 12V alternator etc ( carb and dist were new China knockoffs ).
The Problem I have with it every year is that it does not like to start in the winter. I usually don't use it much come fall, so it sits for a month or three at least before I try to use it to plow snow. I live in RI so it does get cold here.
Every time I try to start it in the winter its the same hassle. I Crank it over using and try to use minimal choke and it doesn't fire at all. I then hold the choke tight and keep cranking and it will cough and fire and try a little and then it seems to foul the plugs and then nothing. My battery is usually getting low at this point. Hook up charger , wait an hour and start all over. So then I clean the plugs, remove the distributer and replace the points for good measure, crank crank crank,clean the plugs, charge the battery and crank some more till it fires up and cleans itself out.
I just went through this process again on the last snow we had, this time I grabbed a new plug and grounded it and checked the spark, I got good blue / white spark on the plug. So, I changed the battery and went through the routine again ( minus the points replacement ) until it fired up.
Once it starts and cleans out it runs well. All summer it starts and runs well.
I thought it might be my china replacement carburetor? What do you think?
