[AT] TD6 Trackloader timing problems. Where is TDC

[Michael P. Maynard]

I cant imagine it starts too nice on straight diesel.  I know with mine you
will kill the battery and subsequently the starter trying.

I have had TONS of trouble with the carb on my TD6.  I have a bad float, and
have cob'd something together in hopes to make it work.  It does pretty good
as long as you turn the gas on the appropriate amount.

I sure need to get it back home.... I miss having it around!

Mike

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Gene Dotson
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 7:55 PM
To: Antique tractor email discussion group
Subject: Re: [AT] TD6 Trackloader timing problems. Where is TDC

    Spencer;

    My method for finding TDC is to remove the spark plug and turn the 
engine till you have compression at upstroke. Turn till the valves on #4 are

at the overlap position. This will put #1 at the firing position. Slowly 
rotate the crankshaft till you feel the relaxed spot as the piston crosses 
the top of its travel. This will give a true TDC on #1. Turn dtstrubutor 
backwards till the points just break.
    Rather than trying to start it on Gasoline, why not get it running on 
diesel and then switching to gasoline as you would when shutting down? Would

save a lot of cranking. I would hesitate to use ether to start as this 
engine has a reputation for cracks.

                    Gene



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Spencer Yost" <yostsw at atis.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2007 6:39 PM
Subject: [AT] TD6 Trackloader timing problems. Where is TDC


> I'm trying to resuscitate the gasoline starting system of my diesel IH
> TD6(which never worked, it just started on diesel directly) and have a
> bit of a problem.   I pulled the distributor to clean and do a tune up,
> and then went to install.   Hmmmm.   No TDC mark on the crankshaft
> pulley.  The Drott loader system mounts a hydraulic pump from the
> crankshaft pulley and apparently the crankshaft pulley is part of that
> system and isn't marked.
> 

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