Posted by Ron B - Northville on December 27, 2007 at 21:31:23 from (216.234.125.80):
In Reply to: Help Identify (Super) C posted by IndianaRed on September 03, 2007 at 05:46:17:
Here"s a couple C problems I could use help with. Recently picked up a supposed Super C with standard hitch and an enveloping front scoop. First question: is it a C, Super C or other? This makes my 6th C in 30 years. Still have 3 in good running condition; sold one, lost one in a fire and have one more complete but ready for (and needing) a full restore. Actually, I"m very prone to SC w/fast hitch but I couldn"t resist this SC because of the scoop. I wanted to try it on all the snow. Anyway, this one is serialed 54629 which should make it a standard C, not super, of 1950. I"ll check the hints above about brake pedals, etc. This one has an oil dipstick on the starter side which my Super C"s don"t have - though they all have the double petcock pan system. So, no matter what the fancy stickers say, would this be a standard C?
The real mystery is a couple other things. When I got it last fall it started fine, although with the need for some choke until it had warmed up, and then it seemed to run great. (The previous owner had said he suspected some kids were occasionally putting water in his gas tank and he cleaned it good for the sale.) But I was waiting for snow so I just moved it around a couple times briefly. (The scoop weight on the front dual trike is very noticeable). Finally the BIG snow came and, of course, it wouldn"t start. It fired up initially but after 5 minutes running poorly it died and I couldn"t get it restarted. First checked and cleaned the cap, rotor contacts & points. Then the firing order which was wrong. Instead of 1,3,4,2 I now had 4,3,1,2. No signs of a switch but there it was. I restored the proper order and still wouldn"t fire but I got a liquid gurgle from the exhaust. Anyway - I drained the oil and there was a gas small but no noticeable sign of water. I have an exhaust cap. Charged up the battery and it fired right off without choking (warmer weather tho) and now runs great. Also checked the trans case fluid and it was disgustingly low. Only about 1.5 gal. of creamy goo. Took care of that. Now the remaining mystery. It"s original 6 volt. Seems to charge and run fine but the battery is hooked up to negative ground and has been for some time. The guage shows charge when running and minor discharge when the switch is pulled on before starting. I did notice some arcing signs on the rotor metal. My thought is that the neighbor of the fellow I bought the tractor from was sabotaging this tractor by dumping water in the gas to get the price down. I can"t see that he switched the wires though because it shouldn"t run as well as it did at his place when I looked at it or mine when I first got it. So maybe I"m having some vandalizing here too. I"m still concerned about how so much gas got into the oil. Could it have been draining down from the switched cylinders instead of blowing the gas out of the exhaust? Would it have run at all, let alone as well as it did, if the wires had been switched at his place?
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