[Farmall] W 9 mag

[Jim Becker]

I believe the 9-Series mags rotate counter-clockwise, whereas the others 
turn clockwise (may be a Diesel vs. gas thing).  The impulse would be 
backward.  Hydraulic pump won't change anything as long as there is room to 
mount it.

Jim Becker        jim.becker at verizon.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ivan Cousins" <ivancou at usachoice.net>
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 01, 2004 8:31 PM
Subject: [Farmall] W 9 mag


> Is the mag off a w 9 the same as an A or  M , an   H 4 ? Any differences 
> at
> all ? I picked one up at Portland for a young almish guy and it fires when
> you hold it in your hand and turn it .  He put it on the tractor and 
> nothing
> .
> So he ran down the road tonight and used a neighbors phone to call me .  I
> cant shake the feeling that after we hung up that he hooked up the wire 
> from
> the old distributor up to the kill switch .
> Second question , it has a hydraulic pump between the mag and the engine ,
> does it change anything ? I mean like rotation of the mag  .
> I promised I'd be down saturday night to try and help  get it going .
> Thanks Ivan