[AT] Bad tractor day

[LeRoy Price III]

Geez, I didn't touch the wires but reversed them to make sure,
nothing happened.  Closest thing that happen to starting was a
kind of cough after the starter whined with the wires in original
position.  However, I had a VAC sitting out back and it would not start
after winter and it ended up to be timing.  An ol' gent that had a Case 
dealership
near me helped me with that.  I never touched it so I don't know how it got
screwed up.

Now doesn't fuel flow depend a lot on pressure from the fuel in the tank?
Could it be that there isn't enough there to push fuel though.  I opened the
value at the bowl with the carb off and fuel flowed OK.  The bowl is half 
full every
time I take it off.  Never fill the tanks very full.

If I had an extra hand I could move the distributor a bit either way while 
it was
turning over to see if it would catch.  Maybe there is a way to try that 
from
me pushing the strater lever by the starter.

I wanted to pull the plugs and let them sit on the tractor to see if I get a 
spark there.
Still want to try the other plug wires off the 40S.

You know 3 weeks ago this thing started right up with a fresh battery and a 
little sand
paper.  Even ran it 2 days in a row.  Can't figure it.

LeRoy


>From: Cecil E Monson <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
>Reply-To: Antique tractor email discussion group 
><at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>Subject: Re: [AT] Bad tractor day
>Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 17:42:40 -0400
>
>	I would hope so. If you have a Pendaflex folder you don't need,
>you can trace the outline of the carb and make yourself a good gasket
>easily if you don't trust the gasket.
>
>	If you have compression and spark, you only need one more thing
>and that is fuel in the cylinders. There must be some reason it isn't
>firing - unless you have the ignition 180 degrees off and it is firing
>on the exhaust stroke.
>
>Cecil
>--
>The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
>what you said.
>
>Cecil E Monson
>Lucille Hand-Monson
>Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole
>
>Allis Chalmers tractors and equipment
>
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