[Ford-ferguson] distributor

[Tom Herman]

Sounds to me the cam quit turning.  That could explain the lack of  
compression of #1 and some compression on #2 and 4.

Tom
NAA

On Aug 10, 2010, at 6:54 PM, russgman at aol.com wrote:

>
> 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
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jack Tractor <jacktractor at live.com>
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> 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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