1951 petrol fordson major tractor

bradleyduncan · Jul 7, 2010

1. Is it important to have copper wire spark plug leads rather than todays automotive leads.

2. Does my rotor arm need to be making full contact with the brass points on cap.

3. How do I check the measurement of the points if I don't have a gauge, what is the purpose of the points and condenser on the distributor.

4. When I press ignition to start can smell petrol I know the coil is okay but she does not even try to start if the timing was out it should at least give me a couple of putt putt's but nothing.

5. Coil is a round, it is a 12 volt bosh does not have a bleed resister does it need one.

6. Exhaust manifold is all good

Can anyone help me thank you

keh · Jul 7, 2010

Not familar with that tractor, in fact have never seen one here.

General comments: I'm not sure how you could check the points gap without a gauge, but they are generally availiable at auto parts stores and are not expensive.

To see if you are getting spark to the plugs, remove plug, attach wire, turn engine over and see if a hot, blue spark jumps the plug gap. Plugs should be clean and properly gapped, if in doubt get new plugs. Copper wires would be better but I don't know if they are necessary.

The rotor should not contact the brass connectors in the cap, if it did there would be rapid wear and probably a torn up rotor.

Don't know about coil.

Hope this helps.

KEH

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