[AT] Cub problem

[Paul Waugh]

I was told once that all that was needed to make an engine run is, spark,
gas, and compression ... put them in the right order and presto it runs :)
Easier said than done. But I have always used it for a base. Spark, check ..
gas in cylinder, check ... compression, check ... now to get them in order
:)

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[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Greg Hass
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 10:15 PM
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Subject: [AT] Cub problem

In a nutshell, it won't start. I parked it about 3 weeks ago and everything
was fine. A few days ago I went to move it to get to the brush hog and it
wouldn't start. I checked the gas and it was empty. 
Started to pour some in and got wet feet, the rubber hose between the tank
and inline filter had split. Fixed that and tried to start again and
nothing. Had someone help tow it to the shop and tried to start it by
towing, still nothing. Shot a little starting fluid in the air cleaner while
cranking and nothing which tells me its electrical. This has magneto
ignition (1949 model).  I cleaned out the distributor cap and took off the
main coil cap which both looked ok ( IH mag). Today I took the mag off the
tractor any filed the point and set to .013 as I found online. Put back on
tractor, I 'm sure I did it right as it still won't start. The only problem
I had was when I tried to put the rotor back on I had trouble getting the
flat spot to line up with the shaft but I think it's right. My brother
brought over some kind of tester you put between the wire and the plug. The
light barely shows and it was even getting dark. I took one plug out
(Champion D 15 Y) ; it was a little damp and the insulator was sort of brown
but that wouldn't cause it to not start that suddenly. I have always swore
if I had trouble I would try to find a battery ignition unit and replace the
mag so I guess now I'm at that point. I think I might have an old mag from a
cub power unit I could try, but as I get older I have less patience to try
all this stuff. So, where do I go from here?

          Greg Hass
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