[Farmall] H Woes

[Jim Becker]

Stick a timing light on it and it will take about 1 minute to see if the 
distributor is advancing.  Side benefit, you can set the timing without 
guessing.  Has it been this way since the "rebuild" or just happen?  If 
since then, maybe the cam timing is off.  If just happened, has it had a 
tune-up?

Jim Becker        jim.becker at verizon.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Miller" <sweetcorn70 at hotmail.com>
To: <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 10:39 PM
Subject: [Farmall] H Woes


>
> List,
>
> My employer has an H that has been in the family since new.   His son went
> through and rebuilt it a few years ago.   It does not run right.   It 
> seems
> to miss, and doesn't have any power.   Supposedly the Carb has been 
> rebuilt
> and all tuneup parts replaced.   The mechanic isn't much of a gasoline 
> motor
> guy and while he does good work he is short on patience when he tries to
> work on a gasser that has an issue other than it is out of gas.   I have
> tried playing with it a little bit, and some things I've discovered:
> Changing the timing helps the miss, and the power, but it doesn't totally
> cure it.   Changing the timing also makes it impossible to crank start the
> old girl.  You can crank start it easily if the timing is set at one
> specific place.  I am timing by ear, no timing light involved.   I am 
> almost
> tempted to say I think the automatic advance isn't working in the
> distributor.   I really hate to tear the thing apart and make it totally
> inoperable, so I am looking for any advice as far as what to look at and
> what I will find if I do tear that distributor apart.   Worn bushings?
> Worn Gears?   mucked up auto-advance?
>
>
> Many thanks on ideas on where to start.   I know I haven't given you much
> information but its been a couple weeks since I've messed with her and my
> memory isn't as good as it used to be :-)
>
> Thanks again
> Mike
>
>
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