Re: Michaels starting problems

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>I pushed it about half a block, but don't
>know how much longer they are going to buy this.  I must get this thing
>running soon!!!  Please help!
>
>Michael

Michael,
I'm not clear what you have done to the engine. Has it been rebuilt? If 
so it may just be tight, if not, you probably have a battery or starter 
problem. Are your jumper cables heavy duty? If not, they may not be 
getting enough juice to your IH. If you have a manual tranny, I'd try 
starting it with a tow. After you get it running again, diagnosis of any 
problem will probably be easier. Are you getting gas up to the carb? Did 
you try priming it with a little gas? I put a little gas into the cavity 
around the wing nut and let it drip down through the bolt hole, to make 
sure that I have some gas, but not too much. Someone is going to point 
out that a backfire could ignite that little bit of gas, but it doesn't 
seem to happen, although you need to be careful. Is the engine timed 
correctly? Is it timed on cyl.8 on the compression stroke? 
Good luck,
John

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