Recent content by Bartman1959

I pulled a spark plug and checked for spark, it was very weak. I bypassed the ceramic resister, spark was stronger. I ran hot wire from bat to top of coil, spark was very strong. Currently I have charger on battery to bring it back up after all the cranking in last couple of days.

I pulled a plug and checked for spark, it was very weak. I bypassed the ceramic resister, spark was stronger. I ran hot wire from bat to top of coil, spark was very strong. Currently I have charger on battery to bring it back up after all the cranking in last couple of days.

This is the best I could do for a picture. I don't know exactly what I'm looking at here, but this is a view from the battery compartment.

I tried to start my 8N today after a few months of no use, with no luck. It turns over fine, but just won't fire. I pulled a spark plug, cranked it over, and was getting no spark. I pulled the distributor, gapped the points to .025, and put everything back together. Still nothing. I have power...

I tried to start my 8N today after a few months of no use, with no luck. It turns over fine, but just won't fire. I pulled a spark plug, cranked it over, and was getting no spark. I pulled the distributor, gapped the points to .025, and put everything back together. Still nothing. I have...

Anyone ever installed live hydraulics on an 8N? How big of a job, and how expensive was it?

My 49 8N came with a brand new pair of head lights still in the box, but no rear light, work light, or light switch. So, other than a new pair of head lights, I have nothing else for the installation of lights for this tractor. I don't even know where the light switch will mount once I buy...

I've had this 49 8N for several months now, and just went through a really hard winter here in Idaho. Before the winter, the blade would stay exactly where I put it. After winter passed, there was water in the hydraulic fluid, so I changed the fluid. Now, it only takes a few minutes for my...

Just got my tractor going after very hard winter. Rebuilt carb, new plugs, and it fired right up. However, it needs about 1/4 choke to keep it running. Also, at high RPMs it starts to run ruff no matter how much or little choke. What am I missing here? I did set the points to .020, and...

I just rebuilt the TSX 33 on my 49 8N. The video I used as instruction for this had me remove the throttle shaft seal and packing. On reassembly, I discovered the new rebuild kit did not have replacement seals or packing. Can I buy these separately, or do I have to buy a whole new kit that...