I have been working on my 1949 front mount Ford 8n for months, trying to figure out how to get it started. I threw too much money at it early on. I decided to get a spark tester to just rule that out. I ended up not having a spark. After some digging around, I ended up going with a completely new distributor all fully assembled with electronic ignition already installed from a different website. I got it installed earlier today, and tested for spark and bam! I got a spark.
I put the hood back on and filled the tank with some gas and tried cranking it. After choking it a few times, I got it to sputter a little bit, and I could actually smell exhaust. After about a minute of trying to get it to start (I could tell it wanted to go), the battery started going dead, which made me think that's why it wasn't starting all the way. So I charged my battery for about 4 hours and reinstalled it. Tried starting it again, and it turned over, struggling, like it was trying to start. Then I just get nothing but the starter. I started getting paranoid and checked for spark with my spark tester and I got nothing!!
Did I fry my electronic ignition? Or my coil? I have no clue what is doing this. I know my wiring is right, minus the second resistor, since everyone says I don't need it with electronic ignition, and all it does it prevent the points from burning up faster, which I don't have points. I've really tried getting this going by myself, and don't want to take it to someone since they'd charge me too much. I mainly bought it because it came with a ford 800 series front loader on it, but wanted the tractor too, even though I've decided I want to eventually commit to a Ford 860 later on. I paid 1200 for the tractor with the loader, and they delivered it for free from about an hour away, so I feel like it's a great deal if I can get it running.
So far I've wasted about 50+ dollars on new distributor related parts, then 250 for the complete distributor with electronic ignition from a different website, and a few gaskets, fuel line, and sediment bowl, as well as a 70 dollar carb rebuild kit (which is leaking, but will worry about that after I get spark back).
I told myself even if I end up putting in 1000 into this tractor, I still feel like it's a good deal given how hard it seems to be to find a front loader.
Anyways, does anyone have any idea what I can do?
I put the hood back on and filled the tank with some gas and tried cranking it. After choking it a few times, I got it to sputter a little bit, and I could actually smell exhaust. After about a minute of trying to get it to start (I could tell it wanted to go), the battery started going dead, which made me think that's why it wasn't starting all the way. So I charged my battery for about 4 hours and reinstalled it. Tried starting it again, and it turned over, struggling, like it was trying to start. Then I just get nothing but the starter. I started getting paranoid and checked for spark with my spark tester and I got nothing!!
Did I fry my electronic ignition? Or my coil? I have no clue what is doing this. I know my wiring is right, minus the second resistor, since everyone says I don't need it with electronic ignition, and all it does it prevent the points from burning up faster, which I don't have points. I've really tried getting this going by myself, and don't want to take it to someone since they'd charge me too much. I mainly bought it because it came with a ford 800 series front loader on it, but wanted the tractor too, even though I've decided I want to eventually commit to a Ford 860 later on. I paid 1200 for the tractor with the loader, and they delivered it for free from about an hour away, so I feel like it's a great deal if I can get it running.
So far I've wasted about 50+ dollars on new distributor related parts, then 250 for the complete distributor with electronic ignition from a different website, and a few gaskets, fuel line, and sediment bowl, as well as a 70 dollar carb rebuild kit (which is leaking, but will worry about that after I get spark back).
I told myself even if I end up putting in 1000 into this tractor, I still feel like it's a good deal given how hard it seems to be to find a front loader.
Anyways, does anyone have any idea what I can do?