I am tired of rolling 1000# hay bales down to the
pasture. Tractor has not run since before
thanksgiving, and I finally have time to dedicate to
getting it running. After going back to the drawing
board and tearing down the distributor, I found the
problem with setting the timing. The insulator
between the coil wire and the points/condenser was
grounding out (Fixed).
Now she wants to fire but it won't catch and run.
Here is what I've done so far:
1. Checked for gas, opened drain plug and fuel line,
good steady flow from tank to carb.
2. Checked for spark, plug opened to 1/4" shows
spark. Looks good but can't tell for sure in
daylight.
3. Had a leak from the governor housing. Fixed leak
by changing gasket attaching gov to dist housing
around thanksgiving but it cut my max rpms
significantly. Still not sure why.
4. Took the carb off and cleaned. Reassembled with
the same settings I had before cleaning. (Yes, I
checked and rechecked).
Continued problems:
1. Starter cranks and engine fires, but won't run
for more than 10 seconds and it "chugs" the whole
time.
2. Ammeter not registering any charge or drain.
(Replaced - I know, don't throw parts at a problem,
but I wanted the ring and style to match my other
gauges anyway). No change to reading when I changed
it.
Thoughts?
pasture. Tractor has not run since before
thanksgiving, and I finally have time to dedicate to
getting it running. After going back to the drawing
board and tearing down the distributor, I found the
problem with setting the timing. The insulator
between the coil wire and the points/condenser was
grounding out (Fixed).
Now she wants to fire but it won't catch and run.
Here is what I've done so far:
1. Checked for gas, opened drain plug and fuel line,
good steady flow from tank to carb.
2. Checked for spark, plug opened to 1/4" shows
spark. Looks good but can't tell for sure in
daylight.
3. Had a leak from the governor housing. Fixed leak
by changing gasket attaching gov to dist housing
around thanksgiving but it cut my max rpms
significantly. Still not sure why.
4. Took the carb off and cleaned. Reassembled with
the same settings I had before cleaning. (Yes, I
checked and rechecked).
Continued problems:
1. Starter cranks and engine fires, but won't run
for more than 10 seconds and it "chugs" the whole
time.
2. Ammeter not registering any charge or drain.
(Replaced - I know, don't throw parts at a problem,
but I wanted the ring and style to match my other
gauges anyway). No change to reading when I changed
it.
Thoughts?
