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Ok thanks for the replies. I will let it set for a few days and check battery again. It has been a month or two since I last put the trickle charger on. In fact it was just before we were going to do the Church hay-ride late October. I will investigate the generator brushes this weekend to see...

Update: I got new switches from Steiner and installed them this morning. Engine still dies when I attempt to turn on lights. With engine off battery voltage is 6.2, with engine running the voltage reading jumps around with readings from 4.6 to 6.4. Also, with engine off, the lights will not come...

A fully restored B that we run in parades and an annual tractor drive. I was getting ready for a church hay-ride but when I switched on the lights the engine died. I have inspected as much of the wiring as I can see and none of the insulation is damaged. What can I check next?

This is the B that my Father-in-law bought in 1949 when he started farming. My wife and I would like to get it running and then painted up nice so that we could run it in local parades. The problem is that it will start first try and then dies out. Part of that problem,I think, is that the fuel...