[Farmall] Points, Farmall A

[Jim Becker]

The IT manuals were written for experienced mechanics.  The original Owner's 
Manual has tune-up instructions.

Set the points with the rub block on the highest point of the cam.

Set your engine to #1 TDC compression then use whichever tower the rotor 
points at for #1 spark plug wire.  Or, you could take the magneto off and 
rotate it backwards until the rotor is pointing to the right place and 
reinstall (requires reseting the timing).

Jim Becker        jim.becker at verizon.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "gb spear" <fidomister at yahoo.com>
To: <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 8:27 PM
Subject: [Farmall] Points, Farmall A


This must be a boring inquiry to all the good Farmall mechanics, but Im 
lost,,I got an IT,,Farmall Book today and it does not address setting the 
points on any of the tractors. Are the points set with the rub block on the 
highest part of the rotor? What about ,,when my No 1 is up and firing,the 
rotary button is not on the No 1,,dist post...do I make no 1 , the post 
where it is pointing?? I just got this engine and hope the cam/crank dots 
are aligned...Any input is appreciated,,,and is there a good manual to 
buy,,,,Thanks GB