ford 8n will not fire

[BleedingOrange]

Take the rotor cap off, crank the tractor over with the starter, and check to see which direction the rotor is turning. I spent a couple of days and sleepless nites trying to figure out why my rebuilt tractor wouldn,t start, and I had the plug wires run in a clockwise direction, and the rotor was turning counter-clockwise. I kicked myself in the butt for that mistake. LOL:confused2:

 

[catfishonly]

Thanks to all that replyed. Last night while working on the distributor we noticed the cam lob was turned and also lose we straighted it out and reinstalled back on the tractor and she fired right off. Now all i have to do is buy a new distributor shaft who in the world would thought this thing would have turned that much and made that big of a diffrence but she is now running again i guess like all it has been around for 63 years and things do wear out. THANKS Again all who replyed to this thread.:thumbsup:

 

[Egon]

Good show Ehh.:thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[EE_Bota]

Thanks to all that replyed. Last night while working on the distributor we noticed the cam lob was turned and also lose we straighted it out and reinstalled back on the tractor and she fired right off. Now all i have to do is buy a new distributor shaft who in the world would thought this thing would have turned that much and made that big of a diffrence but she is now running again i guess like all it has been around for 63 years and things do wear out. THANKS Again all who replyed to this thread.:thumbsup:

I am very glad.

You are not perhaps confusing the lobe turning with the centrifugal advance function are you? Often, a man can grab a rotor button and turn it a ways and the shaft turns with it, and when you release it, it springs back. That is so as the engine runs faster, the timing can advance.

You may know every bit of this, and I don't mean to tell you what you know quite well already.

Anyway, good luck, and enjoy!

 

[Soundguy]

can you post a pic of the 'damage'

IMHO.. sounded like a stuck advanced or retarded timing mechanism...

not an uncommon issue...

 

[Scotty370]

.... it has been around for 63 years and things do wear out. ....

Glad you found the problem.........At 64, I can attest to your statement:laughing: ~Scotty

 

[Garybake]

Thanks to all that replyed...she is now running again i guess like all it has been around for 63 years and things do wear out. THANKS Again all who replyed to this thread.:thumbsup:

After 50 you have to "Take It Slow & Easy".
Longest two weeks this year for ya!
Thanks for the Education
Gary