[AJD] Newbie and JD 40 Question

[Michael Mummert]

Hi Cal,

Have you cleaned (or replaced) the points?  I know if I let my 320 sit for
even a few months, I have to clean the corrosion off the points to get any
fire to the plugs. Yet my "M" can seem to sit forever and just fire right
up.

Mike Mummert
Wetumpka, AL

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Just wanted to say hello to the list.  Name is Cal and I am located in
northeast Texas.  I have a 110 acre farm that I raise cattle on as a hobby.
The farm was purchased by my grandfather in 1931.  In 1955 he purchased a
John Deere 40 brand new.  It has been on this farm ever since.  It has been
sitting unused for the last 4 years - prior to that it ran fine.  It had an
engine rebuild about 10 years ago.  It was used mainly for hay moving and
light pasture mowing.

I am now ready to restore the tractor.  I first need to get it running
again.  It turns over fine but doesn't fire.  I am sure I need to clean the
carburetor at the very least and it probably needs to be rebuilt.

Does anyone know of a good JD man in northeast Texas who might rebuild a
TSX-530 carb - and then handle future jobs that are too big for me as I work
through this restoration?

Thanks for any an all advice.  I look forward to learning a lot from y'all.

Cal Barton
Nacogdoches, Texas

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