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JD 60 BACKFIRE

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Stan

06-23-2000 11:29:56




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I have a 55 JD 60 that cranks and cranks. It seems to load up on fuel and backfire violently. The tractor ran fine until I washed and got the dist wet. I dried out the cap and evidently had the wires backward. It ran for a while on 1 cyl which I attributed to further drying. It then quit and will not do anything except backfire. i have replaced condensor, points, rotor, new cap and wires. Still does it. Could I have thrown out time or caused valve damage. If valve, do I check compression and if so how many pounds? Your help is appreciated.

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Stan

06-26-2000 07:47:54




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 Re: JD 60 BACKFIRE in reply to Stan, 06-23-2000 11:29:56  
Thanks to everyone who replied. I will recheck these areas and let you know. Again, thanks



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clooney

06-25-2000 04:41:29




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 Re: JD 60 BACKFIRE in reply to Stan, 06-23-2000 11:29:56  
Stan, the first thing to do is put in a "new" set of spark plugs, don't assume the old ones are good because they "look" ok. Then if no better pull the distributor cap & rotor and look (with a magnifying glass) for carbon tracing and small cracks in the cap & rotor. For the rotor look for a hole or crack allowing the spark to arc through to the shaft, for the cap look for tracing or cracks between the posts. If it was run with water in the cap it could have arced between the posts which will leave a carbon trace behind and that is almost as good a conductor as a wire. Wouldn't hurt to check the coil terminal also.

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Todd

06-24-2000 22:03:45




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 Re: JD 60 BACKFIRE in reply to Stan, 06-23-2000 11:29:56  
Don't panic. Those engines have run for 40+ years. You can't damage one that easily. I agree with the other gentlemen. That is a classic symptom of having the wires crossed.



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Leger

06-24-2000 18:51:11




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 Re: JD 60 BACKFIRE in reply to Stan, 06-23-2000 11:29:56  
Switch spark plug wires and try again.



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