[Farmall] [Bulk (7.09) ] Re: [Bulk (7.09) ] Re: Super C Problem

[Jeff & Ginny Pomije]

I was searching the web for other ideas on my tractor issue.  Found an 
old posting about a Super C sputtering where one person suggested the 
distributor may be worn.  So, called the tractor repair guy and had him 
come out again.  He checked the easy stuff quick...fuel blockages and 
the fuel tank for debris and found nothing wrong.  He then pulled the 
cap off the distributor and stated turning the engine by hand checking 
the advance.  I guess there is supposed to be a little give or spring 
back action in the shaft for the advance.  Anyway, he found two 'dead' 
spots where it was not working properly.  He then checked the plugs and 
found they were black instead of gray.  I guess that is an indication of 
the spark not firing at the proper time.  With that, he pulled the 
distributor and put in a rebuilt one for me to try.  I have to bale hay 
with it tomorrow, so I'll see if the replacement distributor makes a 
difference.

Jeff

On 8/3/2011 12:21 PM, Al Jones wrote:
> You'll figure it out when you're lying on the ground with a numb hand and arm ;)
>
> Al
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Jeff&  Ginny Pomije<vjpomije at bevcomm.net>
>> Sent: Aug 3, 2011 12:18 PM
>> To: farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> Subject: Re: [Farmall] [Bulk (7.09) ] Re: [Bulk (7.09) ] Re: Super C Problem
>>
>> Hmm, not sure how to take that phrase "painfully obvious".
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> On 8/3/2011 11:10 AM, Jim Becker wrote:
>>> You can also check it with no tools, just by holding a spark plug wire near
>>> a good ground and looking for a fat, blue spark.  If you're not much of a
>>> mechanic, you can just hold the wire and crank it over.  If there is a good
>>> spark, it will be painfully obvious.
>>> Jim Becker
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Mike Sloane
>>> Sent: Wednesday, August 03, 2011 7:44 AM
>>> To: Farmall/IHC mailing list
>>> Subject: Re: [Farmall] [Bulk (7.09) ] Re: Super C Problem
>>>
>>> You can buy inexpensive spark checkers, but here is one I made many
>>> years ago
>>> <http://public.fotki.com/mikesloane/tools__equipment/ignition_tester.html>.
>>> In fact, I dug it out of my tool box just the other day and used it on
>>> the engine of an International 184 that refused to start when hot. I
>>> hooked it up and spun the engine with the starter and got a nice blue
>>> spark, and that eliminated 1/3 of the alternatives - you need three
>>> things to make a gas engine run:
>>> 1. spark
>>> 2. compression
>>> 3. fuel
>>>
>>> If you have spark and fuel, then you start to look for compression
>>> problems - burned valves, sticking valves, bad/broken rings, etc.
>>>
>>> Chasing this kind of problem can be very frustrating, but you just have
>>> keep eliminating things, starting with the easiest/cheapest, and working
>>> down the list.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> On 8/3/2011 8:10 AM, Jeff&   Ginny Pomije wrote:
>>>> As noted before, I am not much of a mechanic.  How do I do this?
>>>>
>>>> Jeff
>>>>
>>>> On 8/2/2011 10:03 PM, Jim Becker wrote:
>>>>> Next time it does it, immediately stop and check the spark at the spark
>>>>> plugs.  That should make it obvious whether the problem is ignition  or
>>>>> fuel.  My guess is fuel.
>>>>> Jim Becker
>>>>>
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