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    Ferguson TO30 engine frozen?

    I washed off my 953 TO30 after bush hogging and tried to avoid the ignition/carb-the next day the engine wouldn't turn over-pulled the starter out and checked it which was fine-could the engine be rusted up aleady? If so-any tips on what to do next-thanks for the help
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    Diagnose Rough Running Engine

    Adjusted valves? This tractor is older than my dad and I've only worked on fuel injected systems - some fairly deep stuff, but never getting IN the engine. The spark plug wires aren't yet a year old, and I believe the points (new this week) are set correctly. I know other things have been...
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    Diagnose Rough Running Engine

    The gas should be good. I wanted to rule out water and i drained the tank and put in fresh fuel. I'll give the main power needle some adjustment (tomorrow if we get a moment without rain!) and see if that helps.
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    Diagnose Rough Running Engine

    So, I've just been through some electrical work and finally got my '52 8n back to running. This time, some things that were happening last summer seem more pronounced. The engine has always hesitated going up a hill (and I use that term loosely - our land is basically flat) and it's long been...
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    Bad Solenoid or Starter?

    So, I didn't have to ground it - that works. For all of the following: I have the power disconnected from the battery - the negative lead isn't connected. I connected the positive of the jumper cables to the battery (ground), then the other jumper end to the negative on the battery. I was...
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    Bad Solenoid or Starter?

    Thank you, Mad Farmer. Now I just need to get out of the office to get home and give it a shot!
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    Bad Solenoid or Starter?

    Bruce, So, the solenoid isn't supposed to make ANY noise? I'm just curious about how it works/what its purpose might be if there isn't anything that goes on there. If it were just a big capacitor, then it shouldn't make noise, but I don't believe it's supposed to be a capacitor. Regarding...
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    Bad Solenoid or Starter?

    I tried that with the solenoid last night (used jumper cables) - I got the click, but still not turning of the starter. I"d be happy to try it direct to the starter, too, but I only see the connection from the solenoid to the starter. Where else should I connect to bypass the solenoid...
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    Bad Solenoid or Starter?

    Issue du jour: Fresh battery (6+ v from the meter reading), wiring correct, generator polarized, then, when I push the start button, I just hear a click and then nothing. My guess is either the solenoid is bad (preferable for $), or the starter is bad. So, any ideas on troubleshooting or -...
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    '52 8n generator - Is it bad?

    I have a feeling this MAY be the problem, because I did not polarize the generator after replacing the wiring. However, the ammeter displayed the same behavior before I replaced the wiring. I just figured it was a bad meter, but the simplicity of that type of measurement has me questioning...
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    '52 8n generator - Is it bad?

    I"ve gone through and replaced all of the wiring, voltage regulator, distributor cap, rotor, plugs, wires and the tractor ran fine all last summer. Towards the end of the fall (when it started cooling off) I had trouble starting. I checked and the battery was drained. I may have a faulty...
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    Help replacing tie rod boot/dust covers

    As I went about applying grease this spring, I came to the tie rod ends and found that I saw the grease just come squeezing out. It looks like the old leather seals are pretty well gone. This is a '52 8n, side distributor model. I figured out how to get the tie rod arm disconnected from the...
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    Weak Spark?

    Looks like I was wrong and the spark was sufficient. I took the drain plug out of the carb and it barely trickled. I opened the sediment bowl to find it with quite a bit of sediment and the filter screen was a little plugged, too. After still seeing only a trickle, i took out the filter from...
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    Steering Arms/Ammeter/Fuel Filter/Engine Hesitation Help

    I have a '52 8N, side mount distributor, 6v, all (I believe) to be OEM except for the upgraded spark plugs. I've been bitten by the restoration/repair bug and have found a few things to be lacking. They are the dust seals on the steering arms (near seat), The ammeter appears dead, how to...
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    Weak Spark?

    I"ll have to try the old plug test when I get home this evening. The spark is blue, it just doesn"t seem as strong as I expected - especially since these plugs are supposed to be "better" than stock.
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