point setting for a 9N

gcbarnette

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I am confused about where to set the points on my 9N tractor. I was originally told to set the points at .015. Recently I heard that the points should be set at between .015 and .020 and being closer to .020. Which is correct? Are there any other tips on setting these 9N points correctly? Any information that you could send me would be helpful. Thanks so much!!!!
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The front distributor was designed to come off of the tractor to replace/adjust the points. Remove the wire on the coil, remove the coil bail, remove the distributor cap & take the two bolts off. The base of the distributor has an offset tang & can only go back one way unless you really force it on. Look at how the points & condenser set in the distributor before you start pulling it down! If this is your first time doing it, draw a sketch! Replace the points & condenser. Be careful not to ground the tip of the condenser wire to the body of the distributor when you replace the points. Do not break the little copper strip that goes to the points. (If you do, make another out of the old set of points) Also, make sure the condenser wire does not go through the same opening in the distributor that the coil pig tail does. The condenser wire goes the opening on the top right. Look at the old points; are they burned, pitted or mis-aligned? Check the point gap, .015 on all four lobes. Make sure you have the star washers under the screws on the points.

Next, with the distributor still off the tractor, install the coil. Look at the pigtail on the coil; is it touching the brass screw inside of the distributor? Don’t trust your eyes; test for continuity from the top of the coil to the points. If you do not have continuity, stretch the pigtail a bit until you do. (some people would rather put a small washer under the brass screw) Look at the little tab opposite of the pigtail; bend it a bit also to insure that it will contact the distributor cap. At this point, I just put the distributor, coil & cap all back on the tractor as a unit (it helps to loosen the fan belt). The reason I do this is because it is real easy to get the cap or coil mis-aligned trying to put it back together one piece at a time & the result is something gets broken or you get a ‘no spark’ problem.
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Yeah, Bruce seems to be an aspiring author. He writes more novels in a week on these boards than Hemingway wrote his entire life.
 
Hey........so do I. It don't cost extra to EXPLAIN for NEUBIES that might be browsing and reading but too scared or embarrassed to ask the same question for appearing STUPID to oldtimers like you. So KNOCKETT-OFF .......respectfully, the verbose Dell
 
Yep, that's right. People ask questions here & I try to answer them as best I can. You got a problem with that?
 
Ross, I dunno.

He asked for the point gap as well as tips. Maybe he's set points before, but you've been around this board long enough to have seen folks w/ frontmounts trying to set the gap w/ the distributor on the tractor.
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Why? You gonna take me out back and teach me what fer??? LMFAO!! You guys are a hoot!!
 
No, I'm not 14 years old.

If you have a problem with the advice I gave, then say so. We can all learn from each others wisdom & experience. But, if you have a problem with how much I post, or how I said something, I don't really give a sh*t & I doubt anyone else does either.
 
Although it is worth less than nothing, I'll have to side with Bruce, and Dell, on this one.
 
Fellow on another forum said you had to take the radiator and hood off a 9N to change the points.Others try to change points with the distributor still on the tractor.Dufus is every where.
 
A friend who had never gardened before decided to put in a small garden this spring.He has some poor soil behind his shop.I answered his questions and he has some nice plants growing now.Hes is quite proud of his garden and I am pleased that I could help.I may have smiled at some of his questions but I didnt laugh.
 

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