Four-cylinder in-line Ford
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Topic: Four-cylinder in-line Ford
Posted By: Unit3
Subject: Four-cylinder in-line Ford
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2025 at 8:06pm
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Have a four-cylinder in-line Ford in a Joy air compressor. It runs great for the man in town, but when I get it out here to the farm, it will not run. Can a coil be good and then bad and then good and then bad. I would think once they go bad they’re bad. This will be the third time in a week. I’ve taken it to him. The man who works on it is absolutely incredible. You may not doubt his abilities. He can rebuild your Briggs & Stratton or your CAT C 15 engines. I cannot allow you to doubt his work. We have just got an intermittent problem on this engine. Can a coil be good one second bad the next and then go back to being good? ------------- 2-8070FWA PS/8050PS/7080/7045PS/200/D15-II/2-WD45/WD/3-WC/UC/C |
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Posted By: Darwin W. Kurtz
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2025 at 8:17pm
| I had an International 560 tractor that I could never start. Would have the mechanic come and that thing would start. Finally, after a couple times he says let's put an inline fuel filter that they sell at wal mart on this just to be safe. We put one of those in and I never had trouble getting it to run again. |
Posted By: Clay
Date Posted: 07 Nov 2025 at 9:13pm
Is there fuel in the tank and is the shut off turned on? 
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Posted By: DaveKamp
Date Posted: 08 Nov 2025 at 2:24am
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Things don't happen for no reason. SOMETHING is changing. Is the Ford an overhead valve industrial 134, 174 or 192? ------------- Ten Amendments, Ten Commandments, and one Golden Rule solve most every problem. Citrus hand-cleaner with Pumice does the rest. |
Posted By: Les Kerf
Date Posted: 08 Nov 2025 at 5:34am
Not likely but anything is possible. Since you hinted at it, but did not clearly state, I am guessing that the engine is losing spark? Is it a breaker point ignition, or an 'electronic' type? I would be inclined to look for poor connectivity; I have encountered faulty ignitions switches on several occasions. Also, the corrosion monsters never sleep
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Unit3 wrote:Posted By: DrAllis
Date Posted: 08 Nov 2025 at 6:56am
| If the key switch also powers the starter engagement, the key switch might not be providing power to the coil/points when cranking. It has happened before. |
Posted By: NEVER green
Date Posted: 08 Nov 2025 at 8:49am
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I have had a couple coils quit working when hot. After they cooled down ran great again. ------------- 2-8050 1-7080 6080 D-19 modelE & A 7040 R50 |