[Farmall] Farmall not starting---still!

farmallgray at aol.com farmallgray at aol.com
Mon Aug 3 06:07:54 PDT 2009


You really shouldn't get much spark at the points. If you were getting a really noticeable spark at the points, then the condenser is shot and the points would get burned out in a short period.


Todd Markle
Spring Mills, Pa.


-----Original Message-----
From: ebony51 at frontiernet.net
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Sent: Sun, Aug 2, 2009 10:43 pm
Subject: [Farmall] Farmall not starting---still!




Well, I am still not  the Farmall A started.  No spark to points.  I put on new 
points and new condenser.  Set ththe points at .20 and cleaned them.   Had the 
coil checked.  Put in new distributor gear (old one had a chip in it so the 
rotor had quite a bit play in it).   Put a new magneto cap on it (it is 
converted from magneto to 12 volts and the magneto is being used as a 
distributor.  Put a new wire from the end of the condenser to the base of the 
points (that is a pain) thinking that it might have a short in it.  

Finally quite tonight at 9:30.  Any suggetions. 

I have been messing with this thing off and an on now for a month.

Larry H.  









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