Posted by Joe in MI on March 06, 2013 at 12:28:47 from (70.194.1.241):
Hey all - been a while - lots of "other stuff" has kept me away from tractorin' for a while.
I have a 52 sidemount 8n, all original 6 volt. I suddenly lost spark this past fall. I say "suddenly" although I had a few "no starts" last summer, that mysteriously solved themselves. I suspected a wet distributor.
I am getting no spark whatsoever at the plugs. Using a test light, I determined I'm getting juice to the coil, but not to the distributor. I swapped in a new coil with the same results.
I bought new points and a condenser. I went to install the new points and noticed there is a lot of slop in the lobe. By a lot, I mean there's enough movement that I can set the points, and the slop in the lobe will allow them to close again.
I've never seen a "good" lobe, so I have nothing to compare this one to, but to me, it looks like it is very worn. It almost looks completely round. The "lobes" are barely discernible from the rest of the cam.
Does this sound normal? Anybody have measurements on a good cam? I just saw the price of a replacement assembly and threw up in my mouth a little.
Thanks in advance!
Joe - who is fully expecting to get the "you idiot - why are you throwing parts at it?" tongue lashing that I most likely deserve.
This post was edited by Joe in MI at 12:32:02 03/06/13.
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