[Farmall] Farmall not starting---still!

[John Gustafson]

I'm going to step in here and I am in seriously unknown territory but:  At 
least twice you have stated that the points were set at .20. That does seem 
excessive, nearly a quarter inch. I would think .020 would be a more 
reasonable number.  While you were sure that you hit TDC in setting up the 
distributor, are you sure??? Could you have set it at the top of the exhaust 
stroke? Not familiar with how Farmall did it , I am and will be learning, 
but timing marks referenced to the crank  will always line up on the exhaust 
stroke.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ebony51 at frontiernet.net>
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Sent: Monday, August 03, 2009 9:01 AM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] Farmall not starting---still!


> Possible, but I matched the "R" on the distributor gear with the notch on 
> the other gear with the #1 cylinder just at top dead center of the 
> compression stroke...using both the mark on the flywheel and also by 
> taking hte spark plug out of #1 cylinder and putting a wire in and feeling 
> when it reached top dead center (or just a shade beyond...and double 
> checking to see where the timing mark wa on the flywheel).
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> Even if out of time, should not a I get a spark at the points?
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> Thanks
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> Larry
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Roger Showers" <showersroger at yahoo.com>
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> Sent: Monday, August 3, 2009 5:33:58 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> Subject: Re: [Farmall] Farmall not starting---still!
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> I MENT GOT IT OUT OF TIME
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> --- On Sun, 8/2/09, ebony51 at frontiernet.net <ebony51 at frontiernet.net> 
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> From: ebony51 at frontiernet.net <ebony51 at frontiernet.net>
> Subject: [Farmall] Farmall not starting---still!
> To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Date: Sunday, August 2, 2009, 9:43 PM
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> 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.
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> Finally quite tonight at 9:30. Any suggetions.
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> I have been messing with this thing off and an on now for a month.
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> Larry H.
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