Just got a Super A in this morning and the owner said he drove it on the trailer but yeah yeah we have all heard that one before. All it would do was fire off and sputter but never run.
Checked compression - 125 across the cyls. GOOD
Tried to time the magneto and noticed the rotary button wasn't turning like it should. Took magneto off and hand cranked the tractor over and the "notches" in the governor where the mag/distributor mounts were not turning either!!! We realized that if we pushed in on the notches that they turned then.
We have never seen this happen before. Shouldn't they turn all the time whether pushed in or not? This must be the issue. Before we take the front end off, just curious what you all think the issue is.
Checked compression - 125 across the cyls. GOOD
Tried to time the magneto and noticed the rotary button wasn't turning like it should. Took magneto off and hand cranked the tractor over and the "notches" in the governor where the mag/distributor mounts were not turning either!!! We realized that if we pushed in on the notches that they turned then.
We have never seen this happen before. Shouldn't they turn all the time whether pushed in or not? This must be the issue. Before we take the front end off, just curious what you all think the issue is.