[Farmall] a few question Hard start B

[soffiler at myeastern.com]

I agree with Mike Sloane who stated that the ignition system
on the B/BN is no different in essence than hundreds of
thousands of other IH tractors.  If *ANY* spark-ignition,
internal-combustion-powered machine has ignition trouble,
just find the cause and fix it.  It's that simple.  There's
nothing magical or mysterious about the B/BN.

Steve O.

From: "David Gregg" <dgregg at bright.net>

> My BN is just like this B but if you watched it run in the
> dark you would understand. Mostly the wires, they don't
> look all that bad but they arc all over.
> David
> Message: 3
> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2004 13:30:52 -0500
> From: <craiger.mon at verizon.net>
> Subject: [Farmall] a few question
> To: <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> 1) I'm going to try to buy his 1947 Farmall B. The family
> says that it always had problems starting if it gets any
> kind of moisture around it. They even built a little "rain
> shield" over the distributor etc...cut the sheetmetal and
> attached another sheet angled outward...grrrrr. They said
> that if it even sat outside for a bit when there might be
> dew on the ground it won't start until it drys out. Is
> this something peculiar to B's? What could it be other
> than a cracked distributor cap? He's not a mechanic, but I
> know he's tried that route.
> 
> Craig
> 
> 
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