[Farmall] a few question

[Mike Sloane]

Most of the components are similar, but the arrangement of the coil is 
very different. A search of the ATIS archives will yield a wealth of 
information as well as the name of the excellent manual whose name I 
cannot recall.

Mike

craiger.mon at verizon.net wrote:

> 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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>>Mike Sloane
>>Allamuchy NJ
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Mike Sloane
Allamuchy NJ
Email: (msloane at att.net)
Website: <http://www.geocities.com/mikesloane>
Blog: <www.mikesloane.blogspot.com
Tractor images: <www.fotki.com/mikesloane>
Work: none - retired

In America, anybody can be president. That's one of the risks you take.
-Adlai Stevenson, statesman (1900-1965)