Posted by c1802362 on September 03, 2011 at 18:45:30 from (72.195.142.179):
A neighbor told me a few weeks ago that my '41 H was idling fast so today I decided to check things out. I took my handy dwell/RPM meter and hooked it up to the coil posts.
I got no reading.
However, if I hooked up one lead to the distributor, the meter read approximately 1100 rpm. To my mind this is a bit wierd, but .... Following the serviceman's instruction's book, I started changing the idle adjustment and stop screws.
Moving the idle stop screw did nothing. Turning the idle speed adjustment screw fully clockwise (screwed in completely) reduced the meter reading to about 850 rpm, but the engine seemed to run a bit rougher and lacked a bit of power.
I went back to my dwell/RPM meter and realized it works only with 12V systems - my '41 H is a 6V tractor.
So, I've probably messed things up.
My question: Do I need to get a dwell/RPM meter that works for 6V or is there another/better way to set the idle speed correctly? Any other suggestions?
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