Ignition problem ?
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 10:34 am
Hi again !
Spent about 4 hours yesterday morning plowing snow with my '53 Farmall Cub; went back out late afternoon to try and plow a few more inches that had just fallen, but the ol' girl wouldn't start-up again. Its a 6-volt regular ignition (no magneto, has distrubuter cap, points, coil, etc).
It was cranking fine, and the carburator ended up getting flooded. I pulled the distributer wire from the coil to check for spark and no spark at all.
I checked, cleaned, and tighted coil wires, but still nothing.
A similar thing happened several weeks ago when I was getting ready for winter plowing. I had a new cap, rotor, wires, points, and condensor handy, but I didn't want to replace everything (didn't want to cause more problems!).
But I did change the cap and rotor and cleaned all the plug wire ends, and wire connections on coil, but it still wouln't start. Then I pulled the distributer wire to coil to check for spark, and it sparked and started right up.
It started up fine in the morning, and ran fine for the 4 hours I was plowing, parked it back in the garage, and later it wouldn't start--no spark from coil.
I figure it must be the coil, or possibly the condensor. I guess I will try buying another coil (hopefully I can find one!), and see what happens.
Any ideas what the problem may be ?
Any way to tell if the coil is actually bad ?
Or the condensor is bad ?
I assume the ignition switch is okay since the starter cranks fine, or maybe not ?
I do have a voltmeter, so I should probably check to see if the coil is getting power (didn't think of doing it last night... too tired!) ?
I dred more snow coming, and not being able to plow!
Thanks guys !
Ken H (airmojo)
Hambden, Ohio (we get more snow then Chardon, OH!)
Spent about 4 hours yesterday morning plowing snow with my '53 Farmall Cub; went back out late afternoon to try and plow a few more inches that had just fallen, but the ol' girl wouldn't start-up again. Its a 6-volt regular ignition (no magneto, has distrubuter cap, points, coil, etc).
It was cranking fine, and the carburator ended up getting flooded. I pulled the distributer wire from the coil to check for spark and no spark at all.
I checked, cleaned, and tighted coil wires, but still nothing.
A similar thing happened several weeks ago when I was getting ready for winter plowing. I had a new cap, rotor, wires, points, and condensor handy, but I didn't want to replace everything (didn't want to cause more problems!).
But I did change the cap and rotor and cleaned all the plug wire ends, and wire connections on coil, but it still wouln't start. Then I pulled the distributer wire to coil to check for spark, and it sparked and started right up.
It started up fine in the morning, and ran fine for the 4 hours I was plowing, parked it back in the garage, and later it wouldn't start--no spark from coil.
I figure it must be the coil, or possibly the condensor. I guess I will try buying another coil (hopefully I can find one!), and see what happens.
Any ideas what the problem may be ?
Any way to tell if the coil is actually bad ?
Or the condensor is bad ?
I assume the ignition switch is okay since the starter cranks fine, or maybe not ?
I do have a voltmeter, so I should probably check to see if the coil is getting power (didn't think of doing it last night... too tired!) ?
I dred more snow coming, and not being able to plow!
Thanks guys !
Ken H (airmojo)
Hambden, Ohio (we get more snow then Chardon, OH!)