Recent content by skidder58

6brnorma is right. Start at the beginning. compression test first. If that is good, move on to tune up, points, condenser, rotor, cap wires, fuel and air filters.Clean and inspect the carburetor. Check valve adjustment and ignition timing. It could also be a bad governor which automatically...

I just did the same exact thing. I did look for punch marks and found nothing. I know the drive sheave punch marks must be aligned but found nothing for the driven sheave. I'm assuming the drive sheave must be aligned for proper balance because you can do some serious damage to an out of balance...

Not really sure if I follow all of the information but I know that there should be 2 wires on the + side of the coil. One comes from the output side of the resistor (low voltage). The other comes from the starter solenoid which supplies a full 12 volts direct to the coil while cranking. When the...

Really appreciate the info. I picked this machine up for $100 in running but tired condition. It'll cost more in oil than I paid for the machine. In the process of rebuilding the motor. Holy crap are parts expensive. I could rebuild a small block Chevy for less than this VF4d. Oh well. I still...

Hey guys, have a 71 M600 with oil tanks on both sides. The diagram I saw shows the oil fill, low plug and high plug on the left side. Do you put oil in both sides to the high plug? Also I've read that it holds something like 20 gallons of oil. Does it really take that much to fill it? Just...

OK, this is a little bit of a mystery to me. I have a vf4d from my 71 melroe bobcat. The crank pin size is about 1.750. I ordered some babbit rods from ebay which are about 1.175 std size. I ordered a crank from ebay which when I got it measures 1.875. My original crank is a CA55 S10. The crank...

Thanks so much for the reply. I think I have the vh4d rotor in it as it is not elongated at the tip. you guys are great. Thanks again.

Was just wondering how my 71 M600 with the odd fire distributor has an even fire 90-90=90-90 cap? I've known this machine for many years as it belonged to a friend of mine. I know the crank is not evenly phased, and the distributor cam is not evenly phased. the machine actually runs pretty good...