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Points on a crawler should last forever, look how much more one would drive a car and they lasted for years. You probably have weak spark from another issue besides the points, if your points always need filing you might need a new codensor,the condensor keeps the points from burning when they open.

I have a 420C and a 440IC with a blade, whats the best one to keep for performance and parts avalibility?

Opps, made a error the shim goes in the upper left corner. when you mount the pump to the block the surfaces dont match up tight in the upper LEFT corner thats why thy put a shim in there. My pump must have been changed at one time and the shim wasnt installed on the new one. I guess they must not r...

Took my pump of to replace with a new one and the manual says make sure you install the shim in the upper right corner, mine was missing when I tool it off. Anybody know what size shim was used? Also I need to make 2 new gaskets to mount the pump. one for the block and one for the inlet elbow, what ...

I need to change my pan gasket anyone know what the bolt torque should be for a 420C :?:

Does anyone know where ya can order a oil pump for a 420c, my local Napa guy cant seem to find one any where. Im sure JD has one but I thought Id try to save a few bucks.

Heres a way to check your engine temp. first start it up and let it idle. Take off the radiator cap and when it warms up you should be able to see the prestone circulating in the radiator. if it isnt moving maybe your T stat is stuck shut. or your water pump isnt pumping. if its idling and the prest...

Thanks for the info, they have a great site. Ordered my parts already.

Got a carb kit from auto parts store but it dosent have the load ajusting needle or the fittings it mounts in. Has anyone got a carb kit with all the parts. The aoto parts guy says the kits are good for all kinds of marvel carbs and most didnt have the load adjusting needle in them so he figured the...

Last fall I ran my 420 for a few hours and parked it, it ran fine. A few weeks later I was going to change the oil and when I drained it, the oil had anti freeze in it. A blown head gasket of course, I changed the oil and started it up so I could put it it the garage for winter repair. But when I st...

My 440 Ic starter is quite tired and drains the 6v battery quite fast. Seems to work fine when I jump it with a 12v battery. My question is should I put in a new starter or just convert the machine to 12v.

:?: Was the 1010 6v or 12v. What is the normal oil pressure reading on a 1010

I have 2 420s and a 440

I have a henery on my 420 and it was having lift problems. Theres a sreen in the fitting that atacthes to the feed line to the pump. it keep s debris from getting into the pump kinda like a oil filter.This is the fitting that is screwed into the loader tank. It looks like a regular pine fitting but ...

Does any one know what I should torque the manifold bolts to,it dosent say in my manual . How about the four bolts on the water outlet manifold, whats the proper torque for them.