I don't really know where to begin. I'm not a tractor mechanic by no means. I'm trying to help my father-in-law get his old Farmall C going. I say Farmall C with a big of doubt. And I realize if I had the serial number off it that would give any of you more information. I'm at work now and can't get the serial number until this weekend. I thought if I explained the issue it might jog someone's brain. I'm going to post some pictures If I can figure out how. I have spent hours on the internet searching for an image that matches what is on his tractor but haven't had any luck. To describe it, his distributor cap is rectangle, not round. It only has 4 spark plug wire terminal points on it, no center coil terminal. The spark plugs get their fire from the coil but it travels internally through a small channel up the side of the coil across the top and ends at the button that pushes onto the rotor. His coil isn't externally mounted like a vehicle coil, nor is it square with the discharge terminal coming out of the top side pointing sideways. His coil is underneath a square / rectangle cover and when you take the cover off, there is a thick wire covered in insulation that looks sort of like a top mounted side terminal coil but this thick wire goes through the distributor housing and touches the copper tab on the inside edge of the cap. His rotor plate has a copper ring all the way around it. He can't get it to fire and has taken the whole dang thing apart to "clean" it. I've read that if any of this system get's grounded to metal it won't fire. Can someone shed a little light on this? It sure would make one old gentleman very happy.
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