Posted by Docs69 on December 18, 2010 at 06:29:57 from (74.234.165.248):
I am trying to get my M started after sitting 6 months. It was running when it was parked. I re-wired it with a 12 volt system according to Bob M's schematic and have fire to the points. It backfires through the breather. I lined up the the pointer with the first of the pair of notches on the compression stoke and find the rotor button is pointing straight toward the ceiling. The question is, has this distributor been installed at some time a "cog or two off"? I have fooled with small-block chevy engines for 40 years and know that if gears are not line up right you can get a cog off. This tractor never would idle down like it should, so I was wondering if a mal-aligned distributor could be part of the situation? I have a manual for this tractor but thought someone may have a trick up their sleeve. Thanks.
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