She's alive!
Got magneto #2 from ebay this morning, popped it on, pulled the carb apart and cleaned it, cleaned the fuel tank, replaced fuel line and filter, hooked the battery up and she fired up.
No huge hydraulic leaks yet. I filled the tank so I could lift the moldboard and moved it...
Thank you!
I found an American Bosch mag on Ebay that I went ahead and bought for $100. I think it should work. It should have a Fairbanks Morse magneto.
If the ebay mag needs a rebuild I will have it converted to a distributor
Once the engine is running I can figure out what else needs fixed.
The problem is that the magneto that is on it now is the incorrect one and does not belong to me. After asking one of my dad's cousins about it I found out the magneto belonged to him and was just loaned 30 something years ago. I'm looking for a replacement so I can give the one on it back to...
I may be the worst, but I know I am not the only one who collects junk.
The weather these last couple of months has been hell on my road and I guess I am going to have to do something about it.
I've got a 1949 Allis-Chalmers D model road grader that is in need of spark. I am looking for a...