International Famous Engine First Start In Years

This is an international Famous engine's first start in years. We believe it came from a shearing shed because this engine came from a farm but you wouldn't want to rely on it.

[@dougsather2939]

Nice piece of exercises equipment 😂😇🙏

[@samuelcunnington6562]

it takes a fair bit to get going

[@everythingold7968]

Yeah, it is a bit of a stubborn engine that one.

[@samuelcunnington6562]

@@everythingold7968 Cool and I agree it seems hard

[@railsrust]

It's really odd that it would be so hard to start. IHC engines are generally known for being pretty reliable and good running. The constant sucking makes me think it's having fuel delivery problems. If it was too much fuel it would be constantly firing, but not reaching a speed to lock the exhaust valve open. If it's still having issues, y'all should have somebody go through the fuel system and make sure everything is setup right. It could also be an ignition problem. Mag might need to be recharged or the ignitor might be fouled and need a cleaning.

[@everythingold7968]

Yeah the Webster tripolar magneto produces a weak spark and I think it may be caused by weak magnets

[@austral7634]

If an engine of mine doesn't start by the third compression, I start looking for the reason why. This saves me a lot of wasted effort.