Bad motor in disguise

Farmall 460 with a bad motor in disguise. Dan Gingell from J&D Productions explains how somebody tried to pull a fast one and disguise a bad motor by deadening a spark plug. This is something to watch out for when purchasing a tractor.

[@Last-Varangian]

That's just plain evil for someone to do that! It is most likely a spun rod bearing. If I had bought that tractor, the seller and I would have a real serious discussion after I found that, as with the plug gap flattened, it was obviously intentional.

[@seesaw45]

I got lucky a couple years ago, bought a farmall H that had a really bad miss, I figured new plugs points and wires would fix it, but it didn't. Decided i would pull the head and found the luckily it was just a bent pushrod, got a good used pushrod and put in it, and it runs like a new one now, but i do consider myself lucky, the problem could've been deeper in the engine

[@DanGingell]

@ostrand11 Yes, the TA is either going bad or bad in Farmall/IH tractors.

[@ihcbocephus]

That is not a broken rod or wrist pin that thing would keep on hammering away even if you pull the plug wire.

[@jcastleman11]

Had 11 Farmall tractors over my farming years, never had to repair a TA. Don't free wheel them and change hyd. filters yearly.

[@farmallchris]

What about if the Tractor runs good with the choke on and once the engine warms up and then then when you turn the choke off then the engine has a slight miss could that be a carb problem or something to do with the Magnetto

[@duanedean3256]

Grounded the plug so it couldn't fire. That's evil.

[@richardcranium5839]

or did the piston hit it due to the spun bearing???

[@craftsmancubcadet]

we haad that problem kinda with a cub and the gas line was getting heating and it was boiling the fuel and it would not run warm

[@9mmand30cal]

bought a farmall super m from a guy named kirby sauer from Cuero,Texas who does this to his tractors. buyer beware!!

[@abuabdallahalutiby5161]

Good very 👍