I"ve owned my 1943 John Deere B for about 6
years. It has manual start, and a Wico X
magneto. For the first few years I started it
regularly, and it was always hard to start. I
haven"t started it for a couple of years now,
and it is impossible to start now. I cleaned
out the sediment bowl, drained/replaced the
gas, and sprayed in some carb cleaner. Nothing.
So I started wondering if I developed an
electrical problem while it was sitting. I
bought an in line spark plug wire tester light,
and I couldn"t see it blink when rotating the
flywheel. So I replaced the wires and
condensor. Still nothing. Can someone please
give a novice some guidance on how I can track
down and fix this issue? Thanks!
years. It has manual start, and a Wico X
magneto. For the first few years I started it
regularly, and it was always hard to start. I
haven"t started it for a couple of years now,
and it is impossible to start now. I cleaned
out the sediment bowl, drained/replaced the
gas, and sprayed in some carb cleaner. Nothing.
So I started wondering if I developed an
electrical problem while it was sitting. I
bought an in line spark plug wire tester light,
and I couldn"t see it blink when rotating the
flywheel. So I replaced the wires and
condensor. Still nothing. Can someone please
give a novice some guidance on how I can track
down and fix this issue? Thanks!