Antifreeze in the distributor?
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i know some people will simply solder up bad drain bungs. If I was faced with not being able to repair it otherwise... I'd cetraintly do it.
on the not being able to set the tsc points. it sure was't your fault. I've always had to file and elongate holes in tsc / tisco points to fit them.. that's why I don't use them anymore. napa usually.
glad to hear ya got it going.
the 85 hole is a tad below spec. but if it wasn't warmed.. it may actually be in spec .. in any case. one hole a hair out od spec won't kill ya.
I comp tested a buddies 8n and it was darn near 78-85 across the board.
started and puleld a 5' mower fine.
on the not being able to set the tsc points. it sure was't your fault. I've always had to file and elongate holes in tsc / tisco points to fit them.. that's why I don't use them anymore. napa usually.
glad to hear ya got it going.
the 85 hole is a tad below spec. but if it wasn't warmed.. it may actually be in spec .. in any case. one hole a hair out od spec won't kill ya.
I comp tested a buddies 8n and it was darn near 78-85 across the board.
started and puleld a 5' mower fine.
I bead blasted the the radiator and fuel tank today. Found a hairline crack in the fuel tank about midway up the front. That is why I have never been able to fill it all the way up. My dad is going to braze or solder it I wanted to JB weld it he wouldn't hear of it.
The radiator is sad story after blasting it the bottom clearly has been the victim of blunt force trauma and copious amounts of jb weld. I hope the radiator shop can save it and yes I would have them just braze the drain shut.
The way my tractor was running last year it could barely handle my 4 foot hog. I hope to get her up to snuff with the improvements and repairs I have made so far. I appreciate this board to I have learned a lot from reading through posts here.
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The radiator is sad story after blasting it the bottom clearly has been the victim of blunt force trauma and copious amounts of jb weld. I hope the radiator shop can save it and yes I would have them just braze the drain shut.
The way my tractor was running last year it could barely handle my 4 foot hog. I hope to get her up to snuff with the improvements and repairs I have made so far. I appreciate this board to I have learned a lot from reading through posts here.
John
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good luck on that tank.
many shops won't go to the trouble it takes to burn the jb weld off to repair..
many shops won't go to the trouble it takes to burn the jb weld off to repair..
I don't blame them. Fortunately the caterpillar dealer I work for has its own radiator shop at another branch and the radiator tech is friend of mine we went to high school together. If it can be saved he is the one that can do it, also if it can't he won't bs me about it.
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sounds like a good chance then!
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Running on battery alone can challenge spark strength. (under compression matters, too) While it's unlikely that there is current leakage thru the toasted gen, you'd get a few more volts to the coil if it was charging properly, and it's under the heaviest loads where it'd make that difference.
Comp tests are as much about uniformity as reaching spec pressure, and if not exactly 'within 10% of each other' IMO you're pretty OK there.
Dizzy caps always seem to be the biggest 'foolers' & the hardest to test, esp under load. Water alone won't do it, but you'd want to clean AF traces from all things electrical. If your thermostat won't let 'er come up to temp you'd run rich & waste fuel, and choking would make the least difference when running. "Got gauge?" (btw: "you know you're old when" ... you apologize for repeating yourself on several pages of a thread. :confused3
My dad came up yesterday and brazed the radiator and brazed a crack in my fuel tank. All leaks are fixed now thankfully. I also did an engine oil and filter change it was very nasty oil...
I put a new 160 t stat in and a new upper hose as well as a bunch of new hardware and fixed Jerry rigs, or quick field repairs here and there that I uncovered along the way.
Ran for an hour last night and so far so good. I will have to mow tonight and that will take a couple hours.
I do believe there is merit to the generator not charging that could cause a weaker spark. Since my armature is toast I have been looking for a rebuildable one to buy.
I put a new 160 t stat in and a new upper hose as well as a bunch of new hardware and fixed Jerry rigs, or quick field repairs here and there that I uncovered along the way.
Ran for an hour last night and so far so good. I will have to mow tonight and that will take a couple hours.
I do believe there is merit to the generator not charging that could cause a weaker spark. Since my armature is toast I have been looking for a rebuildable one to buy.
