Re: Waking up a WD6

Posted by Haas on March 13, 2002 at 05:21:57 from (129.37.117.213):

In Reply to: Waking up a WD6 posted by Dave on March 12, 2002 at 19:47:03:

Well, I woke up an MD that was similar two years ago. Get all the gas start stuff in good shape. I'd suggest new plugs (about $7 each!), new plug wires, etc. One of the plugs is real hard to get too, can recall which, but I had to buy a 3/8 drive deep well 7/8 socket to get to it. The 1/2 drive socket was too big to get the handle on it to turn it. Make sure the carburator is clean. Taking it off is a real chore. It's held on the manifold by 4 bolts and one of back ones is nearly impossible to get a wrench on. If you take it off, I'd suggest replacing those back bolts with socket head screws. Careful with the carb, parts are really hard to come by. Also, take off the air cleaner and check it and the tube that goes to the manifold to make sure it is open. Mine was stopped up completely with mud daubbers nests. Make sure your timing is set correctly. It's easy to get the magneto 180 degrees off time if you take the front off to replace the points. You also might want to pull the valve cover and check the clearances. You have to remove the tube between the air cleaner and the manifold to do that. Also, the gasket for the valve cover is not available from IH, I had to make my own. And, get yourself a service manual and an owners manual. If the manual for the WD-6 can't be had, then get the MD manuals, you can use them for all the diesel stuff. Once you've been through everything, get yourself a good strong 12 volt battery (these things were 12 volt from the factory) put it it in gas mode and hit the starter and hope for the best. You'll probably be surprised how easy it'll get going. Good Luck, keep us posted on progress.

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