[AT] Ford 4000 Quitting Afer Running a While

[Tom]

Ignoring the sarcasm. How long would it take you Dave to flick the points
with a screwdriver with the ignition on?
Personally I would have gone straight to replacing the coil, because in my
experience that's where the problem lay.

As for your experiences with '48 v8s, they always annoyed amateurs. :-)
With the right equipment, they were a piece of cake, but then again my
father owned a garage... And he dun bring me up proper to fix 'em proper. :-)

Tom  





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> From: Dave Rotigel <rotigel at me.com>
>To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com> 
>Sent: Monday, 15 July 2013 8:50 AM
>Subject: Re: [AT] Ford 4000 Quitting Afer Running a While
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>Five seconds to check out the both the points and the coil Tom? Wow, YOU ARE GOOD! From now on I will always defer to your superior knowledge and speed!
>    Dave
>PS, I'm really impressed with your knowledge and ability--REALLY!
>
>On Jul 14, 2013, at 4:28 PM, Tom wrote:
>
>> No, Dave, it would take me about 5 seconds to check the points
>>  and condenser and 5 minutes to change the coil.
>> 
>> One mustn't compare one's own experience with another's; some
>> of us actually know how things work....
>> 
>> Tom
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>> ________________________________
>>> From: Dave Rotigel <rotigel at me.com>
>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com> 
>>> Sent: Monday, 15 July 2013 7:42 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Ford 4000 Quitting Afer Running a While
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 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>
>>>>> To: Antique tractor email discussion group <at at lists.antique-tractor.com> 
>>>>> Sent: Sunday, 14 July 2013 11:46 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Ford 4000 Quitting Afer Running a While
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 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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