She runs!!!!

[Kurt McDowell <gmcd@domain.elided>]

    Thanks Howard, I followed your directions and it started right up! It's
running real smothly,
and after 10 minutes it didnt have any blow-by, I guess this means the rings
sat real quickly.
I havent driven it yet, before I do i need to hook upthe temp gauge and wire
in a new starter button.
If any one is considering replacing thier goldbox with a points ignition, I
highly recomend it. It's really
easy to understand and fix, with a few simple tools and cheap share parts,
you can fix it any where.
    Hopefully i'll start driving it tomarrow.
    Grant McDowell  76 scout 345(just rebuilt) T-19


Howard R Pletcher wrote:

> Nothing too confusing about #8--just remember that #8 is the one that is
> ready to fire when the timing marks line up on the crankshaft, not #1 as
> all the others do it.  It's just the way IH chose to align the timing
> mark--I never heard a reason why.
>
> To reinstall the wires, you have to determine when #8 is at TDC on the
> compression stroke and not the exhaust stroke, either by taking off the
> rocker cover and watching the rockers to know when both valves are closed
> as the piston comes up, or else by turning the engine over by hand with
> the plugs out and feeling which stroke is the compression stroke by the
> air being forced out of the cylinder.  When you determine that and stop
> with the timing marks aligned, look at the distributor to see which post
> the rotor is pointing at.  The wire from this one goes to #8.  Looking at
> the distributor from the top and going in a clock-wise direction, the
> next terminals are 4-3-6-5-7-2-1 and you should be in business.
>
> Howard
>