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Lavoy, You are exactly right. I went ahead and installed the points, rotary button, condenser, wires, plugs and new coil after putting the distributor back in, checking the time and setting the points in this position. After some choking, and squirting some starting fluid, that baby fired up, blew a...

I have a 420c, 5 roller that I just accquired. I haven't seen it run yet. I decided to redo the ignition; points, plugs ,condensser, coil ect. I also decided to pull the distributor to check its connection with the oil pump and I noticed the slot was not lined up front to back with the outside of th...

Thanks Eric for the reply. I never realized there were as many good people working on and with these little crawlers as there apparently are. I've lived on a farm and been around machinery all my life but never owned or operated a JD. My thanks to Lavoy or whoever created this site. It is very infor...

Hello, I'm a newbie to the forum. I just purchased a 420c from the family of a friend, who recently passed away. The serial no. tells me it is a 57 model. He had began a restoration years ago and never finished, so I brought it home in pieces; engine, trans/final drives, front tube (together), sheet...