C fails to start

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   In 2011 I put a new (brand new) Wico magneto on my '48 C.
The other day, it would not start. No Spark. A simple 
filing of the points got it going. It is stored in a "shelter Logic" type tent.
I wonder if it gets 5 hours running per year, I only use it to cultivate my garden.
I assume it is corrosion on the points. Is there a way to stop that corrosion, some
grease or cleaner on the point contacts during the off season?

Looked at from one angle, I got 10 years on a set of points!
From another standpoint, after just 50 hours of operation, it malfunctioned.
And last year, the float needle got stuck.

Carb.  and spark- same issues my father had with it from as far back as I can remember, like when I was 5 years old. He used to rap on the carb bowl with hammer handle. And file the points. The old tractor is bringing me back to 1963.

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BrianC Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 16 Jun 2011 Location: New York Points: 1619	Post Options Post Reply Quote BrianC Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: C fails to start Posted: 07 May 2021 at 6:22pm
	In 2011 I put a new (brand new) Wico magneto on my '48 C. The other day, it would not start. No Spark. A simple filing of the points got it going. It is stored in a "shelter Logic" type tent. I wonder if it gets 5 hours running per year, I only use it to cultivate my garden. I assume it is corrosion on the points. Is there a way to stop that corrosion, some grease or cleaner on the point contacts during the off season? Looked at from one angle, I got 10 years on a set of points! From another standpoint, after just 50 hours of operation, it malfunctioned. And last year, the float needle got stuck. Carb. and spark- same issues my father had with it from as far back as I can remember, like when I was 5 years old. He used to rap on the carb bowl with hammer handle. And file the points. The old tractor is bringing me back to 1963.

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steve(ill) Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Access Joined: 11 Sep 2009 Location: illinois Points: 87899	Post Options Post Reply Quote steve(ill) Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 May 2021 at 8:39pm
	Not uncommon after setting 8 months.... depends on the humidity in the air.. Tent probably gets wet and hot in rainy season.
	Like them all, but love the "B"s.

fleeter allis fan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Bronze Level Joined: 05 Apr 2018 Location: Niagara Ont Points: 135	Post Options Post Reply Quote fleeter allis fan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 07 May 2021 at 9:20pm
	Would dielectric grease help?
	I'm a man...and I can change...if I have to... I guess. '44 B, '46 WF, '49 G, 810GT, 916H, 620

Jim.ME Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Orange Level Joined: 19 Nov 2016 Location: Maine Points: 962	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jim.ME Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 May 2021 at 6:20am
	I would not put anything on the contacts. They need to be clean and dry. Just plan on rubbing a piece of brown paper bag, a dollar bill (or higher if you want), or such between them before you try starting it after it has set for an extended time. Often the paper is all it takes to remove the oxidization from the contact surfaces. Dielectric grease works to seal plug in connectors or sparkplug boots but the metal terminals themselves have to have metal to metal contact. I would not put it on the contact points.