[Farmall] a few question

[Mike Sloane]

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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