[AT] MF 50

[Cecil Bearden]

H. L. Staples wrote:
> Driving an old Ford pick-up, it suddenly died. Did some checking the
> distributor rotor was not turning when cranking.
> Pulled the distributor and found that the roll-pin in the small 
> gear on the distributor shaft was sheared ???
>
> No reasonable explanation for the pin shearing, guess it was just mad.
> Anyway replaced the pin, timed the distributor and 
> the old girl and the fired right up. 
>
> Troubles are sometimes thick and sometimes thin.
>
> H.L.
>
>  
> At 12:57 PM 5/20/2010, you wrote:
>   
>> I have a good yard tractor MF 50 , or was good to me but, the
>> distributor rotor does not turn. I took it out, could not feel
>> anything turning on the dist shaft so that seems ok, gear looks
>> good...hat to ask..is it possible the cam gear driving the
>> distributor is bad?? I put it back in after timing it DTC #1 on fire
>> and hit the starter--tried to start then backfired. With the
>> distributor in (yes, it is all the way down and locked) I could not
>> turn the rotor. But, when I hit the starter the rotor does not turn?
>> and weird..
>> Wayne
>>     
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Good thinking H.L.  !!!!
I have had that happen and did not remember... 
Cecil in OKla