Posted by Farmer Matt on December 16, 2013 at 07:30:46 from (12.48.16.2):
My tractor fixing expertise spans about 2 months and I could really use some help as I am out of ideas. I am dying to hear my great-grandfathers H purr once again...
So far I have removed the head to clean up the sludge and free up 2 stuck valves. The pistons had a good amount of carbon build up, appears to have burned oil. Engine internals 'looked' okay and reassembled.
Carb was gummed up bad, so I got a complete rebuild kit & cleaned everything out. I have the governor & carb linked up correctly as the throttle plate is wide open.
New coil, points, condenser, cap, rotor, plugs and wires and I get good bluish spark on all 4 plugs.
After playing with the distributor, I realized my timing was out of whack. So I put #1 to TDC, lined up the notch on the pulley, then got the distributor rotor to line up with corresponding #1 point under the distributor cap. Firing order 1-3-4-2. I think I did that right?
I go to start the H and...nothing. Ok, so I put some starting fluid in thru the spark plug holes...not even a cough. I do the same with a little gas...not even a cough.
Did I do my timing wrong?
Turning the hand crank takes a fair amount of effort, so I know there is some compression to suck fuel thru the carb.
I am out of ideas....Sorry for the wordiness, just trying to be through. THANKS!!!
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