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dr p
Orange Level Joined: 24 Feb 2019 Location: new york Points: 1134 |
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Posted: 17 May 2024 at 5:48pm |
Tractor is running rough with a "pop" that is irregular. Tractor is fouling plugs way too easily. Changed coil, different carb drained and cleaned fuel tank, double checked timing. Tractor has electronic igition. It occured to me (during a bunch of boring silver fillings) that the valves may be sticking. The tractor had a recent (200 hours) complete engine rebuild. If it is sticky valves, could i pull the head and clean the valves ?
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DrAllis
Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Points: 20193 |
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Valve lash to be set at .015" COLD intake and exhaust. Remove all the spark plugs and run a good compression test. Throttle wide open and a battery charger on the battery. If you have valves sticking (which I doubt) the compression test will reveal it. 200 hrs on an OH the compression should be perfect between all the cylinders, like 120-120-120-120.
Edited by DrAllis - 17 May 2024 at 5:57pm |
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PaulB
Orange Level Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Rocky Ridge Md Points: 4670 |
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I've encountered many automotive shops that get the valve guide to valve stem clearance too tight. That with valve stem seals make valves stick just after doing a valve job.
I never put seals on the exhaust valves when I do tractor heads. DrP: You might just pull the valve cover first and see what you have. Find the one that's sticking and lubricate it liberally and work it up and down.
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dr p
Orange Level Joined: 24 Feb 2019 Location: new york Points: 1134 |
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So doc, what do you think it is?
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DrAllis
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You do what you want. A well performed compression test will verify valve problems or not. A-C engines never used valve seals on the guides, altho some people put them on anyway.
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dr p
Orange Level Joined: 24 Feb 2019 Location: new york Points: 1134 |
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Sorry
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Steve in NJ
Orange Level Access Joined: 12 Sep 2009 Location: Andover, NJ Points: 11748 |
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Joseppie, I would first check the firing order to make sure you don't have a wire crossed. Do the simple checks first. A simple crossed wire will foul a couple plugs. If that checks out okay, lift the valve cover and check valve lash cold like Doc Allis said. You might just simply have a tight valve or two. Is the popping on the intake side or is it popping in the exhaust? When I first started my WF after its resto, I had a popping in the exhaust every once in a while with a rough idle. I had to tight an exhaust valve on #3. Went through all the valves the following day after cool down and found two more that were a tick on the tight side. Put it back together and it run nice n' smooth. Much better throttle response as well.... HTH. Steve@B&B
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dr p
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Well all four cylinders were between 120 and 130 so i was wrong about the stuck valve. The clearance on a bunch of the valves were tighter than a rch so adjusted them back to 014 cold. Opened up the fuel screw a half turn. It still isn't perfect i set the timing by ear. Going to borrow a timing light and see if that gets her to 100%
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DrAllis
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Retighten all your manifold bolts when the engine is COLD to be sure there's not a vaccum leak.
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Boss Man
Orange Level Joined: 03 Mar 2018 Location: Greenleaf, WI Points: 616 |
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Could be a bad spark plug wire arcing out/ shorting across. Electronic ignition requires higher quality wires for the higher voltage
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dr p
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I think it was a lot of little things. Probably older gas, a carburetor that needed a more careful cleaning. The valves were certainly an issue, and the manifold bolts weren't at 20 foot pounds any more. Got a full afternoon of plowing in. Think some dental patients are going to get rescheduled this week. Thank you doc, steve, paul and bossman for helping
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