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    Erratic charging 129

    To keep it simple, let's start with the wires. Clean the batt terminals and make sure there's as much contact as possible at the terminals. I hope the post clamps are swaged to the cables, not the cheapy squeeze clamps. Double check the ground connection. With a meter probe on the + term put...
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    Points cleaning?

    Spoke with Larry this morning and his opinion is their metallurgy/quality has changed especially since offshore manufacturing. He has seen the same thing in recent years and gets questions about it as well. There's no remedy other than what we're doing with periodic cleaning. Unless pitted...
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    Points cleaning?

    This is a good question for the local auto/tractor electric shop. The owner of the one I use is an old iron buff, so far for 20 years he's been on the money. I'll post an answer maybe next week.
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    Hydraulic tube assembly

    I've had the pump off on my 1650 last summer. No Oring on the tube. I too thought a leak was there. Turned out the pump's cork mounting gasket was failing and slowly weeped down the casting and off the tube. New gasket later all is still dry.
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    Points cleaning?

    moisture packets have a life unless they're allowed to "dewater" as in an oven and mostly they're only effective in closed containers such as shipping packets/boxes for a given time. This year will be my Cub's 1st wintering in the barn after the overhaul and numerous repairs last summer...
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    International 300U

    It's the experience, not the money. That's why old stuff attracts us. My hoses look shot too but 12 years later they're still working. Mine all have lists, and each year I just do what it takes to keep working and the little extra to get it better.
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    Points cleaning?

    That's the best advice ever. A file is only to get you by if they're pitted/corroded. I have the same problem with a Farmall. The old points never gave me a problem until the block got too worn. The new points get an oxide after a winter's hibernation in the barn. I take a Post-It note...
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    International 300U

    I think $1,000 for a 300 is a good starting point. I paid $1,500 for a 56 Farmall 100 with bucket and it needed work down the road. Mostly it was maintenance as in plugs, fluids, and leaks. The one thing I grumbled on was the use of bathtub RTV on the axle end gear reduction pans. Lots of...
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    ferguson to30 12 volt conversion

    It's actually a capillary tube and the bulb filled with a type of alcohol. I've seen them ruined by over bending or kinking. One guy on a truck forum thought he could un-braze the gauge to move it. (lazy I guess). His description of the result was a 10 inch blow torch that almost set the back...
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    ferguson to30 12 volt conversion

    Going on memory but on the neighbor's, the only "electrical" gauge was an ammeter. The OP was mechanical connected to an oil port and the Temp gauge was vapor tension with a braided tubing and bulb that went to a fitting on the block. It seems you have a "deluxe" layout.
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    ferguson to30 12 volt conversion

    You can get a 6V alternator here: Our Alternators | Fifth Avenue He has a good reputation in the classic car world and then everything from gauges to ignition on the tractor stays stock Regardless of what you've been advised, 6V lights don't last as long on 12V BTDT
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    Kohler K341 rebuild/ different Typs

    Black smoke is usually rich fuel mix, bluer smoke indicates oil. I would suggest a carburetor kit and new air filter for a beginning. There really isn't a compression test as these have a compression release for starting the engine. The engine manual does show a vacuum test when running to...
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    149 voltage regulator nightmare

    I'm glad the link is helping. As a shop teacher repeated to us over and over, "foreknowledge is fore armed" or another "if you ain't measur'in, yore just guess'in". Of all my IH stuff, trucks to tractor and the little Cub, only the trucks had any in depth electrical troubleshooting. When it...
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    149 voltage regulator nightmare

    Here's shot at it. IH used Delco Remy in almost all their equipment so the regulator and M/G from all the descriptions so far seem to point at them being Delco. The "L" terminal was for loads so as to not affect the regulator's bobbin action in controlling volts/amps for charging. As the...
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    o no water in the gas

    Good observation. That is what pre-mix is for. That occasional light duty chore in a postage stamp lot.
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    1650 Hydro - Draining Fuel Over Winter Months

    I second the Marine Stabil. I've been using it for years in my "collector" trucks and tractor. Has anyone ever seen gasoline gel? Years ago (pre-Stabil) one of my old Fords was parked 5 years. I kept it clean, just not running. When I went to put it back on the road, the whole fuel system...
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    IH push mower

    What's the year? Looks like a 70s rebadged LawnBoy.
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    1977, 1650 project

    I did some wheel and touch up on my 1650 this summer. The Iron Guard IH 935 was a spot on match for the white. Years ago I repainted the mower deck not knowing the hue differences and used an Iron Guard "power" white. It's white alright, though not a bright white. It actually contrasted...
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    CC 149 Volt Meter

    One thing I've found is the generator and/or alternator is very speed dependent. I thought I had the same problem on my 1650. It would barely charge at just above idle for putz'in around the fields. Above 2,000 RPM it would charge but if the headlights were on, it was at 0 or dip on the "D"...
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    Wheel weights

    Definitely more useful than lead soldiers
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