sammygunns1
Member
Ive been having an issue with my Farmall H. Last year, before I put it up for the winter, the thing just wouldnt crank. So I checked the basics, cleaned up all my terminal ends from the battery to the switch to the starter, and all the grounds. Charged the battery. Still nothing. I bypassed the battery and everything and tried to engage the starter directly with jumper cables and it turned over...very very very slow. Figured the starter was pretty much dead, so I ordered a new one and put it in, only to have the same result. Even trying to jump it with 12 volts it still only turns maybe have a revolution before it quits. Its odd because it just started doing this out of nowhere. Cleaned the mating surfaces where the starter bolts on, tried starting with clutch in to take the rear end out of the equation. The motor is not tight, well wore in. I just need some direction here because Im not sure what else to check. Could something in my distributor be causing this? Or something with the coil? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Its a 1940 Farmall H, 6 volt, with distributor ignition.