[AT] 801 Ford ignition

[Indiana Robinson]

Also check with the cap off that the shaft will not move up and down an
abnormal amount.



On Sat, Jun 6, 2015 at 12:27 PM, charlie hill <charliehill at embarqmail.com>
wrote:

> Could be defective new parts but check the bushings on the distributor
> shaft
> to see if it's loose or wobbling.
>
> Charlie
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis Johnson
> Sent: Friday, June 05, 2015 10:57 PM
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Subject: [AT] 801 Ford ignition
>
> This evening I was going to help a friend install a tune up kit on a Ford
> 801. It was not getting spark and not running.
> Pulled of old parts, and installed new kit. Cranked and heard a little
> noise, but was not starting. Did not have spark at plugs. Checked and was
> getting a good spark coming out of the coil wire. Thought this was odd, so
> I
> pulled of distributer cap, and found the new rotor in multiple pieces.
> First
> time in 50 some years I have seen that. Tried old rotor but still not spark
> coming to plugs.
> The new distributor cap fit is very tight. There is a tab that goes in an
> alignment notch in the point cover piece. The new part almost needs to be
> tapped on to get it over this point cover. I am not convinced there is not
> something wrong with the new cap.
> I thought the distributor and rotor were very simple things, but beginning
> to wonder now.
> Ran out of light, and into too many mosquitoes, so will try again later
> this
> weekend.
> Any ideas appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
> Dennis
>
>
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Francis Robinson
aka "farmer"
Central Indiana USA
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