Stuffed into a snow bank that is.
Last week while cleaning driveway with Sadie, my 43 2N, she started running rough. Rough as in snow fell into radiator blowing back on to distributor. Parked her and let her sit for a couple of hours and upon restarting she ran as she had before distributor got wet. Today went to move the 10 or so inches of white stuff from last night when she started running rough again. Dist still wet I figured but got one driveway entrance opened enough SWMBO was able to get out and was doing other entrance. Still running rough so decided to park tractor for a spell and get self warmed up. Went out and no start so pull carb drain and wasn't impressed with flow. Cleaned floatbowl and carb screens as had been a while since last cleaning. Still no start so went inside for another spell. Went out and she fired right up. Figured what the heck and continued moving snow by fence gate when she started running real rough so stuffed into snowbank to be out of the way for feeding horses just before she stalled. Pulled distributor and inside I went. Pulled cap off and wondered how in the heck did this thing run at all. First thing I found was what appeared as a very small mouse nest. Next thing I see is coil contact on cap is 'very' corroded. Emery cloth barely touched it so grabbed a file and that removed corrosion along with most of contact point. Cleaned up rotor and inside of cap. Tweaked coil and rotor straps and reassembled. Put assembly back on tractor. Still no start. CRAP!!! Thinking new cap and rotor needed so call NAPA and they have both in stock. “Great, I'll be right there”. Jump in truck, off the clutch, go no where. CRAP!!! Stuck in driveway. Finally get out and get to store. Guy from phone call now at lunch and left cap and rotor on counter but didn't tell any one about them. Open cap box. OH CRAP!!! It's in two pieces so they ordered another from main warehouse for Saturday pick up.
Amongst this time frame I managed to get snowblower that didn't run 3 months ago started but it stopped running not far from Sadie so it's out in the same snowbank too.
Decided to head into work instead of calling in as I wanted to see what I could break there too LOL
Sorry this so long but was a long day of not fun.
Last week while cleaning driveway with Sadie, my 43 2N, she started running rough. Rough as in snow fell into radiator blowing back on to distributor. Parked her and let her sit for a couple of hours and upon restarting she ran as she had before distributor got wet. Today went to move the 10 or so inches of white stuff from last night when she started running rough again. Dist still wet I figured but got one driveway entrance opened enough SWMBO was able to get out and was doing other entrance. Still running rough so decided to park tractor for a spell and get self warmed up. Went out and no start so pull carb drain and wasn't impressed with flow. Cleaned floatbowl and carb screens as had been a while since last cleaning. Still no start so went inside for another spell. Went out and she fired right up. Figured what the heck and continued moving snow by fence gate when she started running real rough so stuffed into snowbank to be out of the way for feeding horses just before she stalled. Pulled distributor and inside I went. Pulled cap off and wondered how in the heck did this thing run at all. First thing I found was what appeared as a very small mouse nest. Next thing I see is coil contact on cap is 'very' corroded. Emery cloth barely touched it so grabbed a file and that removed corrosion along with most of contact point. Cleaned up rotor and inside of cap. Tweaked coil and rotor straps and reassembled. Put assembly back on tractor. Still no start. CRAP!!! Thinking new cap and rotor needed so call NAPA and they have both in stock. “Great, I'll be right there”. Jump in truck, off the clutch, go no where. CRAP!!! Stuck in driveway. Finally get out and get to store. Guy from phone call now at lunch and left cap and rotor on counter but didn't tell any one about them. Open cap box. OH CRAP!!! It's in two pieces so they ordered another from main warehouse for Saturday pick up.
Amongst this time frame I managed to get snowblower that didn't run 3 months ago started but it stopped running not far from Sadie so it's out in the same snowbank too.
Decided to head into work instead of calling in as I wanted to see what I could break there too LOL
Sorry this so long but was a long day of not fun.
