52fordredbelly
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Hey guys, looking for your 1,2,3 checklist for what I should start planning to perform maintenance on. Several months ago when I bought my 52 8N sidemount 6v it ran like a champ and started with typically little effort. Two to three cranks of a couple seconds and it would fire right up and run all day. If I turned it off it would fire back up just the same. Seems like lately it is taking a number of cranks before it will turn over. Once it starts it runs like a top, but if you turn it off it can be difficult to get her fired up again. I am looking for thoughts as a best place to start. Is this a points issue, new plugs (who knows how old they are) fuel flow....? I have never seen a need before now to check compression or get really deep into the engine yet since it typically runs so well. As always, in advance appreciate the help.