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Originally posted by slakjaw
Will it run on starting fluid?
Try plugging the carb with your hand or a rag while cranking it over.
If there is any gunk in the carb that might pull it out.
One other thought, did you drain the float on the carb?
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Slakjaw,
It will not run on starting fluid either. Thanks for reminding me of that.
The carb has been drained too.
Kurt and dhoward, it's my understanding that this is a gear driven setup and there are no timing chains. I know the governor disintegrated on this tractor 10 years ago and all the gears were replaced with new since that really screwed things up.
We did get just over 120 psi on all 4 cylinders when we checked it with a guage. The guage is the type where you hold it into the spark plug hole (rubber tip) and crank the motor over and the guage will record the peak compression. All 4 cylinders showed almost identical compression.
Thank you all for your suggestions. I'm relaying this stuff to my dad as well.
Would a stuck intake valve still show these high compression readings though? I would think a stuck (open) valve would not let that cylinder have decent compression at any time.