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  1. M

    No Spark 1949 Ford *

    Thanks to both of you. I had just bought a new battery for another vehicle that is about the same size. Installed and tractor fired right up. Runs better than ever! I'll get the correct battery for the tractor. Thanks for helping me end a frustrating day on a happy note!
  2. M

    No Spark 1949 Ford *

    Hey Guys, My tractor, 12v alternator, 1949 8N front mount distributor, quit running and I diagnosed it as no spark using the plug-in tool that allows you to check how much of gap the spark will jump. The tractor had electronic ignition and upon opening the distributor cap, I found it was fried...
  3. M

    OEM Resistor

    Pulled off manifold and took off panel. Intake Valve stuck. Put a small crows foot between valve And lifter. Applied a little pressure and valve moved. Had filled cylinder with MMO and it helped loosen valve. Turned engine over and valve opened And closed. Put it all back together fired it up...
  4. M

    OEM Resistor

    Found it. No compression at all in #2. Saw your 15 minutes of work solution in another post. I'll pull the panel this weekend and see if a little cleaning and MMO Or ATF will work. I'm hoping it will since it was running when he parked it. I'm thinking its gummed up from fuel sitting in tank and...
  5. M

    OEM Resistor

    Ok I found it! All the electrical advice resulted in a nice blue spark that would jump a 3/8 gap. Still would catch and not run. Ran a compression check- BINGO!!! 1 3 4 had over 105lbs. Number 2 had no compression at all. Looks like a stuck valve. Can't say I'm happy about that, but at least I...
  6. M

    OEM Resistor

    there was one on it when I got it. I took it out of circuit. I think I have covered pretty much everything, still will not run. I'm going to check EI unit and run a compression check. Going to go back over wiring and battery to make sure I did not miss anything. It must be something simple.
  7. M

    OEM Resistor

    I put the points on, got no spark at all and reinstalled EI. All tests have been done with EI. I can get the spark to the red line, but not with the resistor. The coil measures 2. 5 ohms
  8. M

    OEM Resistor

    It is jumping to the right of I on S I E . When I rebuilt the carb it started to run little but shut down. Here is where I am at It the spark test will really only work with the wire to coil straight wire to battery, but it will not run like that. It will kick off, but only if choke is...
  9. M

    OEM Resistor

    So how do I check the coil other than the spark gap tester?
  10. M

    OEM Resistor

    12.7 at start 10.7 cranking 12.5 after stopping Took plugs out and starter will continue to spin. I cleaned and tightened grounds, installed #2 battery cables Things got a little better I cleaned carb( had some scale rust and clogged up elbow filter) Ran for twice to as long, but...
  11. M

    OEM Resistor

    Thanks Bruce. I'll check all my grounds and make sure the battery is charged and measure volts. The spark coil is wired directly to battery now. Also the starter is spinning out after the engine " catches" Needs rebuilding? Finally, how wide of a gap on my tester should the spark be able to jump?
  12. M

    OEM Resistor

    OK. I got my Lisle tester and put it on per instructions . I got a regular spark at times, but then it went random. Also, I could open the spark gap up and get a longer spark than I could get trying to turn it back down after I had stopped. The widest I could get was between the S and the E...
  13. M

    OEM Resistor

    Sorry for confusion lisle 20700 as per Hobo's recommendation
  14. M

    OEM Resistor

    Don't you hate it when the phone thinks its smarter than you? Of course, in my case it might be true! The spark looks white. I'm just going to put it on hold till the tester gets here so I can measure volts
  15. M

    OEM Resistor

    Sorry not sure what you mean by " spark bolo" Ether will not keep i t going It will fire open air over less than 1/4 gap, but pretty thin. it seemed to be serial, but really my eyes arent that good
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