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I have a 3cyl mf 135. Late last summer it flooded out pretty bad. I decided. To leave it parked. So this spring i rebuilt the carb. Now got no spark. At plug wires new points rotor and cap. New plugs new wires. Switch on have power at coil. Pwer into cap. No spark out of cap. Suggestions . Is distrubor maybe bad?
 
First off it is never good to throw parts at thing with out trouble shooting first.

#1 check that you have a small spark at the point when you open them by hand with the ignition on. Be careful doing that because you can get zapped. Good chance you new points are coated with something so not working as they should
 
(quoted from post at 09:46:12 07/14/19) First off it is never good to throw parts at thing with out trouble shooting first.

#1 check that you have a small spark at the point when you open them by hand with the ignition on. Be careful doing that because you can get zapped. Good chance you new points are coated with something so not working as they should

I decided to tune it up. It didnt have spark so i bought a tune up kit.. the distributor is turning real slow. Ill check the points real quick let u know.
 
Tune up kit from where?? TSC is yes you have parts from the land of almost right so good chance you have bad parts. I buy all my tune up parts from O'Reilly's auto parts and I then know there good parts
 
This is crazy. Im no dummy!! But im stumped. I got spark into distributor. I crank it my voltage indicator goes red gren red green so points r working. Just no spark out to plugs. ]
 
Put you old rotor back in and see if that helps. Or you could also have a bad new condenser. I have not changed a condenser in over a decade because so many are bad right out of the box
 
(quoted from post at 13:24:35 07/14/19) Put you old rotor back in and see if that helps. Or you could also have a bad new condenser. I have not changed a condenser in over a decade because so many are bad right out of the box

Ill try. How do u static time the daggone thing
 
I just found out my son . Pulled the whole damn distributor out. And was afraid to tell me.i just checked ot though. The rotor is pointing at 1 one plug on both strokes . So idk
 
Move the plug wire one nipple at a time and try to start it. Good chance it is off by one or 2 nipples so out of time
 
(quoted from post at 15:03:08 07/14/19) Move the plug wire one nipple at a time and try to start it. Good chance it is off by one or 2 nipples so out of time[/quot

Didnt work. And my old rotor is broken. The brass point cae off it. Im giving up for the day
 
So you get a good spark out of the center wire of the cap but not the plug wires is the distributor maybe turned in such a way that the point when open the rotor does not line up to a nipple on the cap??
 
If the distributor was pulled and just dropped back in the nipple may not line up to the rotor till you time the distributor so things do line up.
 
Your O'Reilly's must be better than ours out here. Bought 4 sets of points and ended up going to NAPA to get good ones. O's were plain junk. Bought brake pads and one pad came apart in less than 2 weeks. No warranty they said tuff luck. Glad yours works for you. No more China junk here.
 
(quoted from post at 16:06:09 07/14/19) So you get a good spark out of the center wire of the cap but not the plug wires is the distributor maybe turned in such a way that the point when open the rotor does not line up to a nipple on the cap??

The rotation of the rotor is clockwise?
 

If rotation is clock wise i know exactly whats wrong. My son put it in wrong. I have counter clockwise rotation on the distributor
 
I've had a business account with O'Reilly's for close to 30 years now and never had any parts problem.
 
I don't think you can install a distributor wrong since it is a drop in and clamp down
 
(quoted from post at 14:00:36 07/15/19) I don't think you can install a distributor wrong since it is a drop in and clamp down
Well firing order is 123. Going counter clockwise is going 132. Idk. Its got me stumped.
 
Business or not we all get the same made wherever parts. South, west or east of the US. Nothing from here. Sad to say.
 
Simple pull the cap and spin it over then pt the plug wires on 1,2,3 which ever way it is spinning
 
I've never had any problem with the parts I get and I buy most of my tune up parts at O'Reilly's
 
If I understand your very frustrating problem, none of the plugs produce a spark. That you have confirmed that when the points open, there is a charge released and your sure there is no issue with them or the wiring to the coil.

So for me, step 1 would be getting an arc on any plug at anytime. It does not matter what direction it rotates or the firing order, yet. First is an arc at a plug.

If you have confirmed that the rotor is rotating when you crank the engine. With the power off, I would rotate the engine manually until the points are about to be pushed open by the lobe. If removed, install the rotor and then make a visible mark on the distributor casting that lines up with the brass tab of the rotor. Now when you put the cap on you have a way to line up the rotor to one of the three distributor contacts. Next I would make a mark on the distributor cap so that should you rotate it a few degrees clockwise or counterclockwise (which might be required to get an arc at the plug) you have a reference starting point.

Next I would double check the rotor and the cap and make sure that the rotor tab to distributor contact gap seems reasonable. You could measure how far apart the contacts are and then measure the rotor from the edge of the tab to center and take that value and double it. I would also measure the height of the rotor center coil contact point and see if that measurement would cause the cap to make contact with the rotor.

Next take the plug wire and coil wire and check each with an ohm meter.

Next put the wire in the cap and with an ohm meter check from the distributor contact to the end of the wire.

Next put a spark plug into the other end of the wire and again check with an ohm meter.

While this may or may not find the problem, it will eliminate a number of potential issues.

If you have power coming in, something is either blocking it or not directing it. Once any kind of spark takes place on any plug, you can move on to firing orders and timing.
 
A bit of clarifying. When I said distributor cap, I meant distributor base.

Mark on casting would be near where the cap goes on (to align rotor tap to a distributor cap contact) and at the base where the distributor enters the engine for your starting reference point.
 
I agree with Arlen, O'Reilly's is a nation wide corp, same parts in all their stores. If part or parts you are looking for is not in their computer program, they have no idea what ya want or where to find it.
 
Yes you move the whole distributor to get it in to time. One can move a distributor to the point where the nipples of the cap when the point open do not line up so you then cannot have fire to the plug simple out of time problem
 
GEEZ, I guess no one really read all your posts about son removing distributor or your request on how to static time.

1.Remove number one spark plug

2.With your finger in spark plug hole, rotate engine until compression blows your finger out of spark plug hole. You now have engine close to Top Dead Center (TDC) for #1 plug.

3.Make mark on the side of distributor where #1 spark plug wire is in the cap. Then remove cap and see where the rotor is pointing, if it is not pointing at the line you made on the side of distributor

4.Remove the retaining bolt and retaining clamp that holds the distributor in, raise the distributor just enough to rotate the rotor CW or CCW towards the corresponding mark you made on the side of distributor, set distributor back down.(watch which way the rotor rotates as you raise and lower it).. Repeat the process until you have the rotor lined up with mark you made on side of distributor housing.

5.Once you have the rotor lined up with the mark on the distributor you now have the engine static timed. Put the retainer and bolt for distributor back in, re-install #1 spark plug and wire.
Re-install distributor cap and see if you now have spark on plug wires.

NOTE:: You might have crank the motor to get the distributor to set down in where it is suppose to be, as most engine the distributor drives the oil pump.

I might have missed a point here and there, as it has been a long since I?ve had to explain how to static an engine.

Hope this helps!!
 

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