Hello everyone. This is my first post and I would like to thank all of you ahead of time for assisting me in this problem that has left me stumped. I have been working on anything mechanical since I was a kid and yet this one has left me scratching my head.
Here is the scenario;
I have 1949 Ford 8n. It had been sitting in a shed for several years when I purchased it a couple years ago. When I got it, it was 6 volt and no obvious signs of problems. First I went through all the normal stuff to bring something back to life and got it running and driving. Then I decided to covert it to 12 volt. I used a complete kit that I purchased on ebay that had a high purchase history. I installed the 12 volt system along with a 12 volt battery and it started up wonderful. I ran it a little with no problems over the course of a couple months. It had a bad rear tire so I parked it at the end of this last summer (warmer weather) and put it under a tarp until I could get another tire (had to do some rim welding etc). Then in the fall (cooler weather) I got the tire mounted and wanted to put one of the implements on it so I went to start it but to no avail. I started the regular routine and checked for air fuel and spark. Air was fine. It had spark at all spark plugs. The fuel seemed a little restricted from the settling bowl valve so I replaced the whole settling bowl. Still no start. I tried some shots of either, still no start. A few times it acted like it was trying but still no start. I came back to it a few times over the following months but had the same result. There was one time that it finally started but it was VERY difficult and not like it should nor like it had been before I parked it for the couple month for the tire issue. During this time I took of, disassembled, and cleaned the carb a couple times as well. I also checked compression at a dead cold (about 32 F) and lowest was 95+ and the other three were 110+.
What could be the problem, or what could have changed from the time that I put it under the tarp to do the tire work? I have been told quality of spark could be an issue but how can I test for this? Besides most everything in the electrical system is new for the 12 volt system here is a link to the kit that I bought on ebay-
http://www.ebay.com/itm/130945867076?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Again, it started and ran great for a while after I installed this kit.
If you have any suggestions let me know, I really appreciate it!
Here is the scenario;
I have 1949 Ford 8n. It had been sitting in a shed for several years when I purchased it a couple years ago. When I got it, it was 6 volt and no obvious signs of problems. First I went through all the normal stuff to bring something back to life and got it running and driving. Then I decided to covert it to 12 volt. I used a complete kit that I purchased on ebay that had a high purchase history. I installed the 12 volt system along with a 12 volt battery and it started up wonderful. I ran it a little with no problems over the course of a couple months. It had a bad rear tire so I parked it at the end of this last summer (warmer weather) and put it under a tarp until I could get another tire (had to do some rim welding etc). Then in the fall (cooler weather) I got the tire mounted and wanted to put one of the implements on it so I went to start it but to no avail. I started the regular routine and checked for air fuel and spark. Air was fine. It had spark at all spark plugs. The fuel seemed a little restricted from the settling bowl valve so I replaced the whole settling bowl. Still no start. I tried some shots of either, still no start. A few times it acted like it was trying but still no start. I came back to it a few times over the following months but had the same result. There was one time that it finally started but it was VERY difficult and not like it should nor like it had been before I parked it for the couple month for the tire issue. During this time I took of, disassembled, and cleaned the carb a couple times as well. I also checked compression at a dead cold (about 32 F) and lowest was 95+ and the other three were 110+.
What could be the problem, or what could have changed from the time that I put it under the tarp to do the tire work? I have been told quality of spark could be an issue but how can I test for this? Besides most everything in the electrical system is new for the 12 volt system here is a link to the kit that I bought on ebay-
http://www.ebay.com/itm/130945867076?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
Again, it started and ran great for a while after I installed this kit.
If you have any suggestions let me know, I really appreciate it!