[AT] Ford 4000 Quitting Afer Running a While

Tom tmartin at xtra.co.nz
Sun Jul 14 13:57:05 PDT 2013


Yet, if you'd asked to see the swather running, connected to a tractor, all that
may have been avoided. 

Tom





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> From: Cecil R Bearden <crbearden at copper.net>
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com> 
>Sent: Monday, 15 July 2013 8:29 AM
>Subject: Re: [AT] Ford 4000 Quitting Afer Running a While
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>I have to agree with Dave on this one. After spending $1200, 4 days, 500 
>miles and 2 days driving all over OKlahoma to get a swather driveline 
>fixed that  was supposed to have nothing wrong with it.,  I would just 
>replace the parts and be done with it.  I could have had another 250 
>bales rolled up if the $#%^ thing had worked to start with....
>
>Cecil in OKla
>
>On 7/14/2013 2:42 PM, Dave Rotigel wrote:
>> Yup, You could take 27 hours checking out ALL the necessary parts, or you could spend $100.00 and an hour of labor and get the same results. If your time is only worth $3-$4 dollars an hour, GO FOR IT!
>>     Dave
>> PS, For $100, I wouldn't give a darn what fixed it as long as it was cutting the grass once more!
>>
>>
>> On Jul 14, 2013, at 3:15 PM, Tom wrote:
>>
>>> The traditional garage money-making way?
>>> Then you're still left not knowing which fixed the problem...
>>> To me, it sounds like the coil, coils can simulate a fuel problem then
>>> when cool work again; points are either good or bad; condensers are the
>>> most maligned component in a coil setup, but minimal labour to fit with
>>> points:- get replaced due to belts & braces (suspenders?) approaches.
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>> From: "jtchall at nc.rr.com" <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
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>>>> Sent: Sunday, 14 July 2013 11:46 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Ford 4000 Quitting Afer Running a While
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>>>> I'm suggesting a shotgun approach--points, coil and condenser. Mine and
>>>> dad's experience has been coils go out pretty quickly, as in seconds not
>>>> minutes, leading me to think it could be the condenser, but I'd bet on the
>>>> coil first. Considering the tractor is not at your house, it appears to be a
>>>> bit of inconvenience to work on it, that’s why I'd change it all and be done
>>>> with it. If all that doesn't solve the problem, I'd look into vapor locking.
>>>>
>>>> John Hall
>>>>
>>>>
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