52 8n won't start

I have checked for spark which i get at all cylinders, and i put a new battery in (6 volt) it does seem to be turning over a little slow, but for some reason she won"t catch. Really it hardly even sputters. I have opened the carb to check for dirt and it was beautiful. I have even tried starter fluid, and nothing at all. It was running perfectly when i put it away, surely the fuel isn"t too good, but i have put dry gas in it, besides that starter fluid should have fired.

I figure that with an up draft carb, the engine has to turn over fast enough to draw the fuel air mixture in, so if it is not turning that fast it wouldn"t get fuel. Does that sound right? Any suggestions would really help the fields are getting tall!

The real secret electrical trick is a good ground. Back yer 8" starter screws out about 1/4" and scrub with wirebrush or wirewheel in a drillmotor, the gap between the starter endplate and the tranny starter hole.

I recommend replaceing the 5"-flatbraid rusty sheetmetal ground cable with a 12"-flatbraid grounding cable bolted to one of yer steering gearbox bolts. This will make yer 6-volt starter sing.

And replace yer invisable corroded sparkies with NEW AutoLite 437 sparkies. (check gap = 0.025")

Iff'n you still think you have weak sparkies, make a calibrated sparkie tester from enny ol'sparkie by bending the side electrode out for full 3/16" gap. Now clamp the metal shell with visegrips to enny convienient brackett. Plug enny sparkie wire that will reach to top of tester. Now with ignition switch on, tranny in neutral, crank yer starter motor and watch yer calibrated tester for blue-snott sparkies. Iff'n weak and wimpy yellowish/orangish sparkies, you've still gott points problems.

The last time I tested my 6-volt 8N sidemount for sparkie quality, it was jumping a full 3/8"-gap with blue-snott authority. (I bought a new commercial adjustable sparkie tester and was fooling around, grin) It can be done..... ..Dell, yer self-appointed sparkie-meister

Remember.. a spark in non compressed air is one thing.. and a spark under 70-120 psi of compression is another..

If it was in time.. had air, and even 50 -70 psi compression.. starter fluid should have at least made it fire off... so my guess is spark generation system.. or spark delivery system..

soundguy

Assuming it seems to have pretty good spark, and there is gas TO the carburetor, the first thing I would do is replace the spark plugs, or at the very least burn the tips clean with a plumber's propane torch, and give 'er another try! (Be safe, burn the sparkplugs clean in a SAFE area, away from gasoline, and combustibles.)

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