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    Recent Purchase Ford 3550 - Lacks Power

    I checked the timing the other day and from what I could tell, it was at 18° with the vacuum advance tube attached. Tonight I pulled the distributor, starter and adjusted the timing. I set it for what I thought was 4° with the vacuum tube disconnected. When I checked it with a light, I believe...
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    Recent Purchase Ford 3550 - Lacks Power

    I'm trying this again.... Does anyone have any suggestions on getting this running a little better? Since the first post, I have replaced the starter, starter solenoid, ignition coil, points, condenser, and rotor. I have also double checked the plug gap (.025) and set the points at the same...
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    Recent Purchase Ford 3550 - Lacks Power

    I recently purchased a 1973 Ford 3550, 3 cylinder gas, with a front end loader. Overall, it's in pretty decent shape for it's age. I don't know it's history, but it looks like the original owner was a concrete contractor based on some decal remnants that are still on there so I'm sure it's seen...
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