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by Randy Pendleton
Mon Mar 08, 2010 8:44 pm
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: air breather on 420 (how much sucken should there be)
Replies: 1
Views: 2656

air breather on 420 (how much sucken should there be)

after rebuilting the engine on the 420 I was checking the air breather, and I notice that when I take the air breather cap off and put my hand over the breather that there does not seem too be much sucken, and it does not seem too make the engine die out, is this normly, should there not be a lot of...
by Randy Pendleton
Sat Mar 06, 2010 12:23 pm
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 420 timing
Replies: 1
Views: 2773

420 timing

we had our engine rebuilt and after installing it and starting it for the first time it is not running right. The front cylinder is not firing only the back cylinder, when you have it on top dead centre when you remove the distributor cap it is not pointing at the front plug the way it used too. Can...
by Randy Pendleton
Mon Feb 08, 2010 6:59 pm
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 420c clutch ?
Replies: 6
Views: 6426

I am just trying too figure if I should replace the clutch disc or go with the old one which seems in good shape, I can not find out how much ware is on the disc itself, I am just going by the dept too the rivets that hold the ceramic discs on. , there seems too be some room for ware before it gets ...
by Randy Pendleton
Sun Feb 07, 2010 7:25 pm
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 420c clutch ?
Replies: 6
Views: 6426

clutch plate

how do you find out if the clutch plate itself is still good, I would like to find the specs on a new clutch plate and compare it to the old clutch plate. when I look at the rivets on the clutch face there seems to be lots of face left on the plate itself. I would get the clutch plate resurface when...
by Randy Pendleton
Sat Feb 06, 2010 4:12 pm
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 420c clutch ?
Replies: 6
Views: 6426

420c clutch ?

doing a major overhall of our 420 c ( rebuilting engine) and we where wondering about the clutch, it seems decent, although the pilot bearing was pretty will shot, this is a ceramic clutch. When I press down on the springs with my thump, two depress down easyer then the third one. What should the th...
by Randy Pendleton
Sun Jan 31, 2010 7:12 am
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 420 c repair ?
Replies: 4
Views: 5500

so where can I get an tach for my 420 c that will work?
by Randy Pendleton
Sat Jan 30, 2010 12:01 pm
Forum: Early model JD crawler technical support
Topic: 420 c repair ?
Replies: 4
Views: 5500

420 c repair ?

Where is good place to look for new gauges for 420 crawler priced a new tach at john deere and they wanted over $300 for a new tach and $85 for the cable.Is there after market parts some where. Thanks