[AT] Troubleshooting no start

Jason DeJoode jdejoode at highstream.net
Thu Sep 28 17:39:36 PDT 2006


Larry,

FORD stands for First On Race Day!

Jason
Having fun in Eagan, MN

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Larry D. Goss" <rlgoss at evansville.net>
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Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 5:17 PM
Subject: RE: [AT] Troubleshooting no start


> At the risk of starting something that we really shouldn't ----
>
> FORD -- Found On Road, Dead!
>
> Larry
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of pga2 at hot1.net
> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2006 5:03 PM
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>
> Dean,
> This sounds very much like my first car, a '53 Mercury with the flathead
> V8.
> You could roll start it very easily, but it wouldn't start worth a plug
> nickel
> using the starter. Even jumping it with 12V wouldn't help. I finally
> broke
> down and took it to the garage we used and they fixed it by rebuilding
> the
> distributor. Seems that when Ford changed from the front mounted
> distributor
> to the "normal" looking type, all kinds of starting problems like this
> cropped
> up. It's probably where Ford got the "Fix Or Repair Daily" reputation.
> Check the distributor shaft for wobble and end play. That's my 2¢ worth.
> Let
> us know what you find.
>
> Phil
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>>From    : Dean Vinson <dean at vinsonfarm.net>
> Sent    : Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:02:22 -0400
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> Subject : RE: [AT] Troubleshooting no start
>
>
>>Thanks for the various suggestions, folks, I'll give them all a try.  I
> haven't checked compression on it yet but will try to do so today.
>
> The part that stumps me is what has changed, since the tractor always
> started easily.  It's had various problems with rotten belts, old
> wiring,
> and an improperly hooked up regulator, which I've slowly been working
> on,
> but even then it would start right up.  Wouldn't charge and the lights
> wouldn't work, but it would start.
>
> I did switch it back to a 6V battery, instead of using the 8V battery
> that
> had been in it when I bought it.  I've made sure all the cables and
> connections are good and figured that since I had plenty of cranking
> power
> the 6V battery would be fine.  But could that higher voltage have been
> compensating for low spark or low compression somehow?
>
> Dean Vinson
> Dayton, Ohio
> www.vinsonfarm.net
>
>
>
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> DAVIESW739 at aol.com
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>
> You have flooded the engine it could be do to low compression or low
> spark
> or bad plugs not firing enough. Try again in the morning to se if that
> helps.
> You can take the plugs out blow air in the cylinders and the plugs and
> try
> that.  But I would do a compression check to make sure.
> Walt Davies
>
> I assume now that you were pulling the choke out that could be the
> reason
> for the overload of fuel in the carb.
>
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