[Farmall] a few question

[craiger.mon at verizon.net]

I've never dealt with magneto problems. What are the issues involving them?


> 
> From: Mike Sloane <msloane at att.net>
> Date: 2004/08/30 Mon PM 04:57:37 EST
> To: Farmall/IHC mailing list <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Subject: Re: [Farmall] a few question
> 
> I don't think the B is any more prone to moisture than any of the 
> several hundred thousand IH tractors that used virtually the same 
> distributor/magneto cap that ran horizontally. I would suspect a cracked 
> or dirty cap, dirty or cracked high tension wires, dirty coil, etc. All 
> the usual stuff that is typical of any ignition or magneto engine. If it 
> is a magneto, then you may have your own set of problems (which are not 
> insurmountable, but require different solutions than an electric ignition).
> 
> I would say that for replacing the canvas on the Heat Houser, you could 
> try someone who makes boat covers and/or sails. But Heat Houser is still 
> very much in business (last I knew), and it may be cheaper in the long 
> run just to replace the missing/rotten pieces with new. If you can get 
> your hands on a used industrial sewing machine, you can do it yourself.
> 
> Mike
> 
> craiger.mon at verizon.net wrote:
> 
> > My wife's grandfather is preparing for a sale this fall. We've been
> > working through his family's years of accumulated stuff. A few
> > questions have come to mind...
> > 
> > 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.
> > 
> > 2) I bought his 1951 M a year ago. He just bequeathed to me the
> > original heat houser. If I got a hair up my rear at some point and
> > wanted new canvas put on it, it there anyplace to get this done that
> > you guys know about?
> > 
> > Sorry for the long windedness and thanks in advance for your help.
> > 
> > Craig
> > 
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