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    John deere 55 combine, 217 engine, starting procedure

    The tires look okay. We made it the 8 miles to my farm okay. lll plan to use it. Mom called in 19 and said she planned to sell the farm. 100 acres in Southern MN on the north edge of an expanding community. She's 73. I had been out west for 20 years. But I decided to move back to...
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    John deere 55 combine, 217 engine, starting procedure

    Thanks. It runs really well too. No better than most. Doesn't like starting cold. But who does? I'm not getting any younger either. I like it because I can look at it and tell what's broken. It came with a good manual so it's easy to use. And I'm only planting 50 acres. It'll be...
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    John deere 55 combine, 217 engine, starting procedure

    I got the right cap and gaped the points and it started right up. Thanks for all the help. Now I need to get it to idle down. Fix some coolant leaks. Make sure i got breaks, and drive it home. Yeehaw.
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    John deere 55 combine, 217 engine, starting procedure

    I spent the day replacing the points and the cap. But by the time I got that done I had a dead battery. I'll be back tomorrow
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    John deere 55 combine, 217 engine, starting procedure

    Ohmed* out okay
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    John deere 55 combine, 217 engine, starting procedure

    The old coil Ahmed out within spec. But I replaced it anyhow. The current coil is new and tests okay.
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    John deere 55 combine, 217 engine, starting procedure

    I'll check power coming out of the coil today.
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    John deere 55 combine, 217 engine, starting procedure

    I don't see any reason to replace the plugs. They all look new. The electrode ceramic is pure white. Amd for wheat you fear to be true all of the plugs would need to be bad. I'll get back when I've checked power coming out of the coil. Thanks for all the help.
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    John deere 55 combine, 217 engine, starting procedure

    I have watched the dizzy spin and the points do open and close. That's how I know it's spinning "the right way". As long as the dizzy should spin counter clockwise. And according to the book that's correct.
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    John deere 55 combine, 217 engine, starting procedure

    The resistance on each leg of the coil was 8.66
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    John deere 55 combine, 217 engine, starting procedure

    Thanks for getting back to me. My spark checker goes between the plug and the plug wire boot. So I haven't checked power out of the coil directly yet. I only know it's not getting to the plugs. I've already replaced everything. Plug wires, cap, rotor, condenser, and points. Using the...
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    John deere 55 combine, 217 engine, starting procedure

    Hello all. Long time reader, never needed to post. I'm the new owner of John Deere 55EB. It's in great shape. It's got the inline 6, 217 engine. With a 2 row corn head and the 12 or 13' bean head as well. Both look to be easily restorable... yeah right. Approaching the machine the guy...
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