I was about to start the Farmall 140 tractor and move it out of the shed and the tractor started up and ran perfect for about 15 seconds, then it shut off just like you had turned off the key. I checked the gas and it was good.....even when I tried to restart it I choked it and flooded the carburetor so I knew I was getting gas. I then turned the gas off to clear some of that out, then I checked the spark on the coil wire where it goes to the distributor… No spark. I then got a jumper wire and clipped the positive terminal on the coil, and the other end of the jumper wire to the positive battery terminal. then I turned the gas on and used a little starting fluid ....never got any fire. Then I removed the distributor cap and rotor button and turned the engine over and saw that I had spark across the points.
What causes this issue of the tractor not wanting to fire and run even though when the points have spark/juice?? Heck....even the jumper wire didn't help. I'm sitting here scratching my head.
What causes this issue of the tractor not wanting to fire and run even though when the points have spark/juice?? Heck....even the jumper wire didn't help. I'm sitting here scratching my head.