Posted by old on November 02, 2008 at 15:55:19 from (4.244.57.97):
In Reply to: IH 504 Will Not Fire! posted by Joe MD on November 02, 2008 at 14:58:44:
2 years is a long time for one to sit. I would put aboult 1/4 cup ATF in the cylinders and let it sit a day or 2. Then with the plugs out spin it over to clear the ATF out. Doing that should help build compression. Then try to start it. Hold your hand over the air tube on the carb just long enough to see if you get a good suction at the carb. It might even try to fire up when you hold your hand over it. If you have little or no suction then you have a problem with a major vacuum leak and thats where your problem is
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