[john hall]

Just got through tuning up one of the Super A's here. You can get parts about anywhere. If placing big orders, I get them from Standard Magneto--yes he sells parts for IH distributors too. I had multiple issues with this tractor. When I hit the starter, the voltage dropped to just over 3 volts input at the coil. Looked at the wire from the starter to the amp gauge and it had a bare spot, so di the input wire to coil. Don't know if the wiring harness is original, tractor has been here since late 50's---but they were old and showing signs of needing replacing. Also changed the wire from the amp to regulator and the one back to the switch. Even replaced the short wire from coil to side of distributor. For the heck of it decided to check the plug wires--YIKES. Coil wire was literally corroded and the end broken, on both ends. TSC had a wire "kit" for $17--I was good boy and soldered the ends on. Cap didn't look good either. Since cap and rotor are cheap (had a brass insert cap on hand) I put both of them in. Points and condenser were changed last year. Plugs were old and gunky so I put in them $2.50 each at NAPA. The battery was 9 years old so I picked up a new one--old one load tested barely inside the weak zone. This is the tractor we rake hay with so I don't have time to worry with a dead battery while a thunderstorm is brewing with hay on the ground. Starter was ancient and we had a newly rebuilt in stock, been here for several years so I went ahead and put it on. Starter switch was in good shape. The last of those I bought came from NAPA--actually far better quality than the crap CaseIH was selling at the time, don't know if they have changed now or not. Battery cables all good and where the ground connects to the "dash" is polished nicely.
Hopefully try to crank it tomorrow, need to burn the fuel out of the carb before I take it off for a rebuild--leaking bad. Don't know which one it has, may be a Carter. Probably just put in needle and seat and bowl gasket after soaking.

Don't have a pic of the one I am working on, but heres the one we mow hay with. Glad to see you still have a 6 volt machine--we have 4--2 Super A's, M and a Cub.