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Re: Farmall B - no spark.
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Posted by RustyFarmall on October 04, 2005 at 11:40:06 from (216.248.75.143):
In Reply to: Farmall B - no spark. posted by Dave H (MI) on October 04, 2005 at 11:00:26:
Dave, you may be over-diagnosing this problem. Janicholson gave some good pointers. Since you did have the coil off, make sure that those wires are not broken or loose, the wiring on a 60 year old tractor can be a bit fragile. Also, it is quite possible that some moisture did get into the ignition system, remove the distributor cap and wipe inside with a dry, clean towel, also, the contact points may have a bit of dirt on them, hold them just slightly open with your fingers and insert a dry piece of paper in between the points, let the points close, and then drag the paper out. You may want to repeat this procedure 2 or 3 times. I have actually used a one dollar bill to accomplish this, because that was what I had. Put everything back together and I think it will now start and run.
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