[AT] cold Farmall

[Ron Cook]

Gene,
     I suspect you are right.  The only thing this old tractor does/has 
done for the last 30 years or so is power a truck auger emptying grain 
bins.  It never gets hot enough to make the coil break down, but it 
could be getting weak, I suppose.  But, I'll bet cleaning fixes things.  
I have plans to get to that tomorrow as it will be too cold to do 
anything outside if I can find a reason to stay inside.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA


On 1/18/2012 7:57 PM, Gene Dotson wrote:
>      Ron;
>
> My 1940 Case V Has a Fairbanks magneto on it. It will start within 2
> revolutions at 0 degrees. I have proof of the cold spark voltage. I was
> cranking it with the starter with my hand under the hood for some
> unremembered reason. Got my hand too close to a spark plug and really got
> lit up. It has a very sharp impulse, so gets a good starting spark. I did
> put a new coil in it a few years ago, because it would cut out when warm.
>
>      I would think you need to remove the mag and give it a good cleaning,
> especially the impulse spring and point and cap area.
>
>                      Gene
>