rickdmedina
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This Spring, I took my 1952 Ford 8N (I have owned this 8N for about 5 years) to the local New Holland dealer for some maintenance work. At the time, the 8N was running, I had recently changed the oil, filter, plugs, points, condenser, but I was concerned about the transmission, hydraulics, and needed my old Brush Hog repaired. They also replaced my carburetor with a rebuilt. They tuned it up, changed all fluids, and fixed my brush hog.
The work was done to my utmost satisfaction, though the entire job cost me about $1,200.
Two weeks later, because of my stupidity (I admit I was tired), the tractor was back in the shop because I smashed up the front end and punctured the radiator and did other damage by hitting a tree. Don't ask why, because I wasn't thinking. Anyway, this cost me $1,000 to get it running again.
So, after I got the tractor back, I was brush hogging my 4 acre field at the back of the property and the tractor just stalled and I couldn't get it restarted. It still hasn't started.
My wife told me the budget says I cannot take the tractor back to the New Holland Dealer this year. I must fix it myself.
OK, the tractor is a 6 volt negative ground (the negative wire on the battery is connected to the frame).
I have made the following repairs: I replaced the coil, the spark plug wires, checked the carburetor (gas flows through the carb), and had to replace the fuel line from the sediment bowl to the carburetor because I stripped the threads on the elbow and the nut holding the fuel line in place. I have checked for spark at the coil, from the spark plug, and the spark plug wires (all 4), No spark what so ever (yes, I had the key turned on - did that before). My battery is a year old. Last winter wasn't too bad in Northeast Ohio, though I had a trickle charger attached to the tractor all winter.
I think my problem is somewhere between the positive side of the battery (starter, solenoid, generator, or the wiring). I do not know where to start, what to check, or how to check it. I am a bit concerned about the wiring. The wiring is a mishmash of different kinds of wire - some looks like it's for a tractor and some looks like it came from household electrical wiring. I think the tractor has been rebuilt once, but I do not know when it was done or how extensive the repairs were.
I have not touched the points, condenser, or plugs, because they were all changed a month ago (or so - repairs #1).
I personally think something shorted out and that is the reason I cannot get any spark. The engine will crank and crank and crank but never a spark. Prior to the stalling, all I had to do was turn the gas on (sediment bowl), put the tractor in neutral, turn the ignition key on, choke for a second, and press the starter button and she purred like a kitten. Now nothing.
I saw a used 10 year old New Holland Diesel but the boss said NO.
Can someone give a skinny old guy some direction on how to get his tractor started (without going back to the Dealer)?
Thanks in advance for any and all advice (or constructive criticism).
Rick
The work was done to my utmost satisfaction, though the entire job cost me about $1,200.
Two weeks later, because of my stupidity (I admit I was tired), the tractor was back in the shop because I smashed up the front end and punctured the radiator and did other damage by hitting a tree. Don't ask why, because I wasn't thinking. Anyway, this cost me $1,000 to get it running again.
So, after I got the tractor back, I was brush hogging my 4 acre field at the back of the property and the tractor just stalled and I couldn't get it restarted. It still hasn't started.
My wife told me the budget says I cannot take the tractor back to the New Holland Dealer this year. I must fix it myself.
OK, the tractor is a 6 volt negative ground (the negative wire on the battery is connected to the frame).
I have made the following repairs: I replaced the coil, the spark plug wires, checked the carburetor (gas flows through the carb), and had to replace the fuel line from the sediment bowl to the carburetor because I stripped the threads on the elbow and the nut holding the fuel line in place. I have checked for spark at the coil, from the spark plug, and the spark plug wires (all 4), No spark what so ever (yes, I had the key turned on - did that before). My battery is a year old. Last winter wasn't too bad in Northeast Ohio, though I had a trickle charger attached to the tractor all winter.
I think my problem is somewhere between the positive side of the battery (starter, solenoid, generator, or the wiring). I do not know where to start, what to check, or how to check it. I am a bit concerned about the wiring. The wiring is a mishmash of different kinds of wire - some looks like it's for a tractor and some looks like it came from household electrical wiring. I think the tractor has been rebuilt once, but I do not know when it was done or how extensive the repairs were.
I have not touched the points, condenser, or plugs, because they were all changed a month ago (or so - repairs #1).
I personally think something shorted out and that is the reason I cannot get any spark. The engine will crank and crank and crank but never a spark. Prior to the stalling, all I had to do was turn the gas on (sediment bowl), put the tractor in neutral, turn the ignition key on, choke for a second, and press the starter button and she purred like a kitten. Now nothing.
I saw a used 10 year old New Holland Diesel but the boss said NO.
Can someone give a skinny old guy some direction on how to get his tractor started (without going back to the Dealer)?
Thanks in advance for any and all advice (or constructive criticism).
Rick