JeffersonDeere
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First off, I apologize for my offensive handle! This is my first foray into a red machine and I am learning so so much. I bought a few Farmall H's a few years back and am working on restoring the first one, a 1945 widefront H. The #2 cylinder was stuck so I pulled the head, freed it up, and had the head worked over in the local machine shop where he replaced the valves and cleaned it up. My Dad and I installed the head, torqued everything up, and put it all back together. Went to start her up and nothing. Pulled the carburetor and did a quick cleaning, and checked the points. No spark. It has a mag, so set the points to .013 and we have a super hot spark! Finally got it to start and she idles but sounds rough. Not having a whole lot of experience with Farmalls, I cant tell if its missing or not. My Dad seems to think it is. So, we started pulling spark plug wires. The #1 and #2 cylinder are DEFINITELY firing, however, we dont think that #3 and #4 are. We pulled the plugs and wires and checked everything, then turned it over while grounding the plugs out on those two cylinders. All have hot spark and look normal. What am I missing? We have played with the timing to no avail and am a bit of a loss!