Re: I'M HAVING BIG TROUBLE WITH MY IH 444 TRACTOR

Posted by TimC on November 20, 2003 at 09:07:35 from (199.91.33.254):

In Reply to: I'M HAVING BIG TROUBLE WITH MY IH 444 TRACTOR WANT posted by Rick on November 20, 2003 at 04:50:32:

Does it lug down and then die when under a load.
Does it miss a little then die when under a load.
Unless someone has toyed with the valve adjustments they never get to close on their own they only get looser.

WD-40 will not hurt the inside of the dist cap or the points for that matter. Spray it down and the inside of the dist and don't wipe it off. If it cures the problem the dist may have a crack you can't see. If it does then throw it away and feel free to wipe everything else down.

One more off the wall suggestion is to take a peice of copper wire and screw it under a bolt on the engine anywhere. Attach the other end to the distributor any where you can find some clean metal. Just keep it off the terminal post connecting to the points. This will make sure you are not loosing the ground to the distributor causing a weak spark or miss. I have seen this problem but ususally it just doesn't start.

The next thing would be to check the insulator that goes thru the distributor housing and see if when it gets warm the metal lug is shorting against the housing.

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