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1951 Ferguson TO-20

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Norm in Indiana

08-27-2006 15:32:30




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A few questions for you all. What oil would you reccommend for my tractor? What is the proper gap for the plugs and points? Any pointers for replacing points and condenser? I have never done it. And one last question. My tractor is still a 6 volt system, I am wanting to replace the coil and a tractor dealer sold me a 12 volt coil and said it would work. What do you all think? Please let me know, Norm

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Joe (IN)

08-28-2006 10:50:33




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 Re: 1951 Ferguson TO-20 in reply to Norm in Indiana, 08-27-2006 15:32:30  
I disagree with gshadel about the coil. It depends on which kind of 12V coil it is. Many 12V coils are designed to operate with a ballast resistor. These are usually marked with "For use with external resistor only" or something similar. Those coils are basically just the equivalent of a 6V coil and will run on 12V with the addition of the ballast resistor. If yours is marked that way, go ahead and put her on WITHOUT the resistor and it should run just fine. If, however, yours is not marked to use with an external resistor (usually STILL the same coil but has an internal ballast resistor), it is likely a true 12V coil in which case gshadel is right. It won't run for crap. You can also check the primary resistance and decide which it is, but I don't have the resistance values handy. In any case, you won't do any damage to any other components if you put it on and it is the wrong coil. Worst case - it just won't start or runs badly. Hope this helps!

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gshadel

08-27-2006 16:45:39




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 Re: 1951 Ferguson TO-20 in reply to Norm in Indiana, 08-27-2006 15:32:30  
Norm, your tractor dealer is full of crap. A 12V coil won't work worth a darn on a 6V system. Even if your tractor does run, it will run poorly. Take the coil back, and don't talk to that yahoo that sold you the 12V coil again.
Make sure all your wire connections are clean and shiny. A 6V system is more sensitive to corrosion that a 12V system.

Oil- the original oil for your TO-20 engine was 30 wt. oil. You can't go wrong with that. Quite a few guys(including me) run modern multiweight, detergent oil. I happen to run 20W50, 'cause I run the same oil in my TO, and all my other veHicles. That's up to you, I rebuilt my engine a few years back and switched to multi-weight oil. Some guys say switching to modern, multi-weight, detergent oil is bad on an old engine, sludge build-up, etc. I don't really support that idea, if you want to run multiweight, that's your call.
plug gap=.025"
point gap=.020-.022"
Autolite 386's or Champ. D16 work just super.

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