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Super C starting issue

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Farmall freak

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I have a 1951 Farmall Super C with coil ignition. When you crank it over it has good spark out of the coil but nothing going to the cylinders unless the engine rolls over backwards then it has good spark and will run for about 2 seconds backward. I have exhanged the following off of a running tractor cap, rotor, and coil. It has new points and condenser. I also checked to see if power was shorting to the distributor but everything was fine there. Any help would be appreciated.
 
If you have spark coming from the coil, your distributor timing must be off. Find the top dead center on the compression stroke on number one cylinder. You do this by removing the spark plug, put your big thumb over the hole, crank the engine over slowly, and feel for the compression stroke (air being forced out). Then carefully line the TDC notch on the front pulley with the timing pin. Take your distributor cap off and make sure the rotor is lined up with the internal post for number one cylinder. If it is not, try to get it there by loosening the distributor mounting bolts and rotate the distributor. If you need more movement to accomplish this, you will have to pull the distributor out and move the drive gear one or two cogs as necessary. This should get you close enough to at least get it started. Also make sure the advance mechanism in the distributor body moves freely and is not hung up.
 
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