OK, so I bought an 841 Ford, and that's where my troubles began! It ran when I bought it, though....not very good. So I did the basic stuff to help it out. I cleaned and rebuilt the carb, replaced the exhaust manifold that was cracked, new plugs and wires, new coil, new fuel shut off valve (waste of money) and a new valve cover gasket. Simple stuff, but it still didn't run any better.
The starter button went bad, replaced that. The solenoid went bad, replaced that with the correct one for the tractor, not a car. Now it's difficult to start. So, I replaced the points and condenser and gaped the points between .24 and .26 made sure the firing order was correct (1243). Also replaced the dust cover, rotor, and distributor cap. Then I thought, "man this thing is gonna run like a top". Wrong! It wont start. Melted the positive battery cable....probably due to resistance, so I've been told. So I just replaced the starter, and all the battery cables. Still wont start! It's getting spark in the cylinders, its getting gas, replaced the key switch. Double checked the gap on the points and the plugs. The motor turns great! It wants to start, but it won't. Just hoping that someone here can point me in the right direction as to what else could be wrong.
The starter button went bad, replaced that. The solenoid went bad, replaced that with the correct one for the tractor, not a car. Now it's difficult to start. So, I replaced the points and condenser and gaped the points between .24 and .26 made sure the firing order was correct (1243). Also replaced the dust cover, rotor, and distributor cap. Then I thought, "man this thing is gonna run like a top". Wrong! It wont start. Melted the positive battery cable....probably due to resistance, so I've been told. So I just replaced the starter, and all the battery cables. Still wont start! It's getting spark in the cylinders, its getting gas, replaced the key switch. Double checked the gap on the points and the plugs. The motor turns great! It wants to start, but it won't. Just hoping that someone here can point me in the right direction as to what else could be wrong.