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The focal point of the video is the conversion of a 1972 Ford 2000 tractor to electronic ignition from standard points and condensor. There is not a lot of super up-close video, but there is continual description of the work that is being done. When I first brought this tractor home, it had been sitting close to 20 years under a lean-to. Never having rolled a wheel for so long caused it to be literally sunken to the rims in the soft ground under the gravel. The first thing to do was to get it running and that I did more than three years prior to this recording. After cleaning the tank and fuel delivery system including the Holly carburetor and spark plugs it started and ran satisfactorily. That is it did until the outdoor temp would get below 40*F !! There wasn't a thing to do to get this thing to start cold. It had fuel, spark and compression and the points and timing were set to factory specs....it would NOT start. Not even with ether...which I use only as a last resort. Not a lick. So I didn't want a 'fair weather runner', I wanted a tractor to use all year round. So I installed all NEW Ford supplied points, condensor, plugs, wires...the whole works. Same thing. But above 40*F it purred like a kitten !
Stumped ...?? Yes, I was !! Well, I know the guru's that have the know-know would tell me I had something wrong but I don't have a clue as to what it was. Suffice it to say that was the point at which I decided to install the Pertronix Igniter system on the warm blooded blue belly @$##@!! Ford. The thought being the hotter spark developed by the combination of the Electronic Igniter and the 55,000 volt coil would be enough to jolt this ol' gal to life all year round....and especially in cold weather because that's when we need to be cutting wood and moving it to the woodshed for storage.
Now, let it be noted that not a single adjustment was made to the timing of the engine during the installation or thereafter of the PerTronix system...and so far, this thing has never failed to start in the coldest temperatures we have had since the conversion....5* F (-15C) above zero. The single item of service that was done AFTER the installation of the electronics was complete was another deep servicing of the Holly carb.
Some time later, of course this is the tractor that went through the 12v generator to alternator conversion, total rewiring and a new home made dashpod equipped with standard automotive gauges. After that we put new skins and rims on the old gal. Most of that is in this playlist right here: • Ford 2000 Alternator G...
This tractor comes with a phenomenal story concerning the original owner, one that a few paragraphs in print nor a few minutes on camera can do justice. But in honor of that previous owner and the unbelieveable hardships overcome early in his life, I've pledged to keep and maintain this machine, then pass it on down to the next generation in my family keeping his memory alive. #electronic, #ford, #tractor, #antiquetractor,