Posted by Ron Corkum on April 26, 2009 at 06:23:48 from (71.7.157.140):
I recently purchased a 1952 Farmall C which had been restored approximately 6 years ago and then driven once before being stored in a large dry business warehouse and never started since.The rad was empty (drained and fuel system drained as well) so I filled both up. After purchase I had a bit of trouble getting it started at first,I noticed the switch was left on so I cleaned the points a bit,there was fire,still no start,took the carb off checked the needle and float they were free. I posted on this forum and Hal suggested cleaning the cap and rotor.I gave the distributer a good cleanup and filed the points again which proved to be burned.The previous owner must have left the switch on after an attempt to start the tractor.The battery was totally dead. Another attempt with a charged battery,gas and antifreeze the C started and seemed to run well.I drove it a bit,it was ok.Yesterday however it was a bit warmer day here and I decided to run it around the field a few times to see if it continued to perform well.I was driving it around my field looking for any malfunction or bugs when sure enough one appeared. The first thing I noticed was the governor opening up running the engine faster than where I had it set on the control which was a slow pace. A couple minutes later as I was heading back to the house, all of a sudden it boiled over and antifreeze spilled down over the wiring harness and the engine stopped. It would not restart. I left it for a couple of hours when I came back tried it again.It started but stopped abruptly. I have since towed it back to my yard and now want to determine the cause.The governor may need lubricating,I will try this next,appreciate any ideas as to what I should be looking for here? Air lock? Cap problem? cooling system?
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