Check for crud in the tank. Drain it and pull the fuel bowl and shove your finger up there. Dont be surprised if its the bowl itself. I have had many...
Hi 1) Check your fuletank cap, is has to have an opne ventilation opening, try running the engine without the cap, if it stay's running, there's your problem. ...
... distributor (or "dizzy") cap. Ran just fine cold but as soon as it warmed up, started sputtering like it was starving for fuel. I guess the crack opened...
Trying to get the Fergie running to cut the back meadow, but am getting no spark. Points & condenser look new, plugs so-so. Does a coil go bad? Can they be...
Yes a coil can go bad. Easiest way to check one is to remove HT lead from Distributor cap and hold it against the Cylinder Block and turn the engine over with...
... pulled the gas tank cleaned it thourouly removed the bowl discarded it put an inline filter in went through the carb 3 times nothing helped so went to the...
I had a similar problem with my TO30, after it warmed up it would hardly run and had no power. Would not restart untill it cooled down. It turned out to be a...
Thanks everyone got a nice list of possibles and am going to work through them and see what happens. William ... hardly run and had no power. Would not...
With the distributor cap removed and the cam lobe in the low position, one can just flick the points open and close to get the spark off the coil hot lead. No...
... I was having starting troubles with both my '52 TO30 and '48 Farmall Cub. I, too, got rid of the fuel bowl assembly on both machines. I used a threaded...
So has anyone converted their to20 from point to electronic ignition? William Bates Sedro-Woolley, WA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
Sort of depends on the type of electronic ignition. If it is just a simple points replacement using a ignitor/hall effect sensor and then a magnetic rotator...
http://www.ytmag.com/cgi-bin/store/model_parts.cgi?SearchArea=FE&&md=TO20&cat=Electrical%20System&r=mcats carries an electronic kit they say fits the 20s and...
Not getting a spark on my TO-20. Tested coil by holding hot lead to engine block and cranking: No spark. How do you tell if it is the coil or the condenser...
A lot of tractors have been turned over to electronic ignition, usually Pertronix, all with good results. on these 6v tractors make sure that the battery leads...
Why should the tractor have a POSITIVE ground and then you list exceptions. The Pertronix systems that I used worked fine on standard negative ground systems....
A condensor going bad will normally give one a weak spark. However, it the condensor should short circuit, there will be no spark as the points are not...
Lots of 6 volt systems in automobiles and machinery had a positive ground well into the 1950's. Packard, Ferguson, and others carried through with positive...
The tractor was designed to run on Positive ground and we know from the experience of lots of users that they definitely do run better on positive rather than...
... Providing that the electrical ancilliaries (generator, starter etc)are of the correct polarity, I am not aware of any reason why it would make any...
... etc)are ... would make ... It's a ... those ... And there I was, thinking that maybe the electrons know which way they are flowing and prefer one direction...
I acquired a 1943 9N. Attached on both sides of the transmission housing is what appears to be a set of Ferguson implement mounting brackets. The bracket on...
First off I'm excited to find this group and I'm looking forward to learning more about my first ferguson (that kinda sounds like a Fisher Price toy). I just...
That part is called the starter switch and you can still get them from Sparex dealers. The part is S60821, unfasten the screws holding it in place and lift it...
From the prefix letters you give, it would appear that it was a 6ft Heavy Duty side mounted mower model 6P-EO-A21. According to what bit of detail I have, it...
Thanks for the reply... Do you mean the intermediate switch between the battery and starter? The loose stud I found is on the starter itself... ... holding ...
Ok Start again, the insulation will be damaged and you would be better taking it to an auto electrician to repair it as you don't know what you will find when...
