dead super H - a bit of a head scratcher
Posted: Thu Dec 09, 2004 10:26 am
the farm's super H failed to start for the second time this year. so, dragged it up on my trailer a couple of months ago and it's been sitting in my shop.
we needed to reseat a new rear tire that someone installed without any veg oil, and replace the front tires, steering wheel, rebuild the carb (float problem) and some misc other things. took care of all that. but still no start.
when it failed in july, one of the guys swapped out the distributer for a 'reportedly' rebuilt mag from our farm repair shop. I adjusted t timing and it ran good.
checked the following - mag for spark at the coil using a spark plug. compression 100-110 all cylinders, and carb rebuilt. still no go.
got back to the task last night, Dad was by. tried starting fluid - nothing
rechecked the mag - spark at coil wire. checked for spark at the plug...nothing.
what we found was that the rotor was stripped where the plastic was splined to the gear. so it was not turning all the time. no timing.
took the mag off my W6, installed it on the H, and fired it up. now i will send this mag over to the magneto shop for a proper rebuild
so, take nothing for granted. check, check, check.
we needed to reseat a new rear tire that someone installed without any veg oil, and replace the front tires, steering wheel, rebuild the carb (float problem) and some misc other things. took care of all that. but still no start.
when it failed in july, one of the guys swapped out the distributer for a 'reportedly' rebuilt mag from our farm repair shop. I adjusted t timing and it ran good.
checked the following - mag for spark at the coil using a spark plug. compression 100-110 all cylinders, and carb rebuilt. still no go.
got back to the task last night, Dad was by. tried starting fluid - nothing
rechecked the mag - spark at coil wire. checked for spark at the plug...nothing.
what we found was that the rotor was stripped where the plastic was splined to the gear. so it was not turning all the time. no timing.
took the mag off my W6, installed it on the H, and fired it up. now i will send this mag over to the magneto shop for a proper rebuild
so, take nothing for granted. check, check, check.