Posted by BruceS. on February 28, 2009 at 13:59:49 from (76.15.47.208):
I looked again today at an MD maybe to buy. Starter has been fixed and has new 12 volt battery. took 3 plugs out put lever in gas-start position and cranked her over. Put my thumb in sparkplug holes I could reach. IT seems to crank slowly for a new battery, but is in a very cold barn and has 40 wt. oil in it. Seems to have fairly good compression, but don't know precisely how much. Mag has no spark, even after filing points, so I would think points, condenser, and maybe coil would need replacement. Starting tank leaks, but can be fixed. Don't know about carb yet, but no external damage. This tractor has not been run on the gas side for a long time. Present owner pull started it with shot of ether, but I want it to run correctly. I will find out tomorrow how/if it runs as we will pull it. IF it runs good, is that a clue as to how the valves are??? I'm somewhat on the fence as to whether to buy it or not, as I'm new to MDs. Any comments or suggestions would be highly appreciated. Sorry for long post.
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