[Ford-ferguson] distributor

[russgman at aol.com]

Yes the distributor rotor doesn't rotate while in the block,either with the starter or by hand, I have not pulled it yet.

In an effort to be ready to pull the distributor, I went to put the #1 cylinder in compression.  By the book, I pulled #1 plug and put my finger over the hole & hit the starter.  Felt absolutely nothing, distributor not spinning,  Pulled #2 and #4 sparkplug and felt the blow, not sure if it was a high compression but certainly much more than #1.

Now I think I am onto the real problem, and it's not the distributor but something amiss and the crank/cam shafts are not spinning.  NOW I have managed to scare myself and think about how to figure out if the crank shaft is broken.  What else can I look at to eliminate a broken crank.  When the tractor shut off, the oil pressure was good and the engine had only been running a couple of minutes, and I heard no real metal, etc.break sound, etc.  

Now I am really looking for advice!  How can I figure out exactly what is wrong?

Russ
1950 Redbell





-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Tractor <jacktractor at live.com>
To: 'Ford-Ferguson mailing list' <ford-ferguson at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Mon, Aug 9, 2010 8:38 pm
Subject: [Ford-ferguson] distributor


Are you saying that you are unable to rotate the distributor in the block?
[ russgman at aol.com] I think I didn't get this out on the list, so try again I am
!950 late model 8N, started up and as backing out of the barn it shut off like 
he switch was shut off.  
ong story short:  no fire to plugs, discovered the rotor on the distributor 
sn't turning when I crank.
 assume the problem is in the distributor, broken shaft or gear.  The 
otor/shaft won't turn when I apply gentle pressure
o I'm not sure what the problem is.  Sound like I'm on the right track?
It looks like the distributor will have to come out so I can figure this out.  I 
ould like to have it rebuilt while I have it out,
eaning I would like to find a kit to refurbish or some one who will inspect and 
epair/refurbish it.
Any suggestions??? 
I've worked on one distributor before and we had to put a chain hoist on it to 
ull it out and broke the housing in 
he process, 80 Chevy Truck.  Is there a better way to get these things out of a 
lock????
Russ
0 Redbelly 

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