[AT] tractor electrical question--I think its fixed!!!

[Stephen Offiler]

Spencer, that is an exact description of my '58 JD 440IC crawler (it's
yellow, not green, but close enough for this list!)  It sits a while, I
decide to start it, I clean the points using coarse paper and contact
cleaner (because my old points file is long-gone), it still won't start, I
clean AGAIN, and away it goes.

And tip of the hat to farmer for the McMaster-Carr link.  I do a ton of
business with McMaster-Carr at work, usually a couple times a week.  Never
cheap, always premium quality (although they rarely provide brand-names,
rest assured it will be good stuff), arrives overnight about 95% of the
time, and they are very clear about the other 5%.  It doesn't seem to
matter how oddball your needs might be, they always seem to have it.

SO


On Sat, Aug 28, 2021 at 12:10 AM Spencer Yost <spencer at rdfarms.com> wrote:

> Glad the problem is solved and more than happy to keep the list going.
>
> Analog ignition systems can be a real PITA.  This spring I decided to
> start up the Pacer after sitting for seven or eight months (surgery and
> all). No go. A quick spark test at the plug and I was getting no spark.
> “Hmmmm” I thought.  I just did a tuneup two years ago, I guess the points
> need to be filed. So I filed the points and still no go. I chased my tail
> around and round and even used my “call a friend” card (Thanks Brice).  I
> finally decided that maybe I didn’t do a good job filing the points. Filed
> the points a little bit more and “presto”:  No problems.
>
> Do they even sell points files anymore? Mines getting pretty grungy and
> worn.  I think it’s the same one I kept in the glove box of the last points
> ignition vehicle I had.
>
> Spencer
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Aug 27, 2021, at 11:24 PM, John Hall <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
> >
> >  I THINK the problem is solved!!!
> >
> > <…snip…>
>
> > Spencer, thanks for keeping this list going, the gang really stepped up
> on this one!!
> >
> > John Hall
>
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