Hay maker2
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So several months ago I drove my 1959 JD 430W into the shop to clean it up, change some seals, pound some dents out of the tin work and put a fresh coat of paint on her. Mechanically there was nothing wrong other than a few oil drips here and there.
I disassembled it down to the main frame (rear end, torque tube, engine) so I could do a better job cleaning it an painting it. I got everything back together and now I can not get the engine to start. So here is what I have done
Compression test. Cylinder #1 has 127 lbs. and cylinder #2 has 124 lbs. while cranking.
Eliminated the wiring harness that I made and supplied 6VDC directly to the coil.
Confirmed spark by pulling a wire off the cap, holding spark plug against the block, and installed an in-line spark checker.
I sucked it up and held my finger against the spark plug (when it was threaded into the head) to make sure there was a spark when I was cranking it over.
Installed new points, condenser, spark plugs, cap, rotor, and coil.
Removed everything listed above and installed one from My JDM and still no difference.
Removed the air intake elbow from the carb and sprayed some ether in to the carb, all I can get is a back fire.
Removed the carb and installed a carb from my JDM and still no difference.
Removed the manifold to check to see if anything crawled up there and died, its clean and no obstruction.
With the manifold removed I can watch the intake and exhaust valves moving up and down.
Starter was rebuilt and yes the engine is turning over the correct direction.
Confirmed timing with the marks on the flywheel and cylinder #1, also set the distributor accordingly.
Pulled the tractor around and will not start.
Engine was never disassembled and governor was not removed.
What Am I missing here????
I am open to any advise.
Thanks in advance.
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I disassembled it down to the main frame (rear end, torque tube, engine) so I could do a better job cleaning it an painting it. I got everything back together and now I can not get the engine to start. So here is what I have done
Compression test. Cylinder #1 has 127 lbs. and cylinder #2 has 124 lbs. while cranking.
Eliminated the wiring harness that I made and supplied 6VDC directly to the coil.
Confirmed spark by pulling a wire off the cap, holding spark plug against the block, and installed an in-line spark checker.
I sucked it up and held my finger against the spark plug (when it was threaded into the head) to make sure there was a spark when I was cranking it over.
Installed new points, condenser, spark plugs, cap, rotor, and coil.
Removed everything listed above and installed one from My JDM and still no difference.
Removed the air intake elbow from the carb and sprayed some ether in to the carb, all I can get is a back fire.
Removed the carb and installed a carb from my JDM and still no difference.
Removed the manifold to check to see if anything crawled up there and died, its clean and no obstruction.
With the manifold removed I can watch the intake and exhaust valves moving up and down.
Starter was rebuilt and yes the engine is turning over the correct direction.
Confirmed timing with the marks on the flywheel and cylinder #1, also set the distributor accordingly.
Pulled the tractor around and will not start.
Engine was never disassembled and governor was not removed.
What Am I missing here????
I am open to any advise.
Thanks in advance.
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