Posted by John B. on February 23, 2013 at 01:51:31 from (38.114.64.177):
In Reply to: John Deere A magneto posted by MikeinInd on February 22, 2013 at 21:29:06:
Try the cheapest things first. Sparkplugs, points and condenser. Then I would worry about the magneto itself. I had a Farmall H with a distributor not a magneto, that would give trouble starting at times. I would clean the points and everything would work like it should. One time it wouldn't start and left me stranded. I called a tow company to get it home for me. I bought a new set of points and condenser. It started and has run fine since by just putting the new points in. I experimented by not replacing the condenser and sure enough it was the points. I did keep the condenser to replace at a later time. Let us know what you find.
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