International 885-starting problems

[Flat 10]

Thread hijack I have a nice IH 885 seat for sale in general for sale section.

 

[2wheels]

I'm not Polish but we used to have a white DB 990 which was a bit dodgy in the cold. I had a rag dipped in diesel on the end of metal stake which was lit for this purpose. Helpfully there was threaded cap on the intake manifold which would suck in all the flames, put out the fire and start the engine in one go.

the whit 990 had a butterfly type screw on the pump which you unscrewed/ screwed? in/out to give excess fuel or was it to alter the timing. eithe rway it worked.

 

[Ratbadger2]

We have an ih 885 starts on the button but we have an old same and we use a plumbers torch in the air intake to get it going won’t start without it and saves it getting the sniff addiction

 

[X344chap]

@sillytilly - any update? did you get it sorted?

 

[Rs chunk]

Poor cranking speed is the problem with a lot of poor starting engines it’s amazing how a bit extra cranking will transform them. Sometimes the extra fuel bit is hard to get right on the stopper sometimes people start cranking with stopper out and slowly slide it in and tractor will start up just as you come to the right spot

 

[Sid]

885 pig to start
584 no problem what so ever , even on the coldest of mornings