Super A bogs down

JPM in WA · May 27, 2016

Having trouble with my Super A when hilling potatoes, in 3rd gear after 20 minutes the tractor starts to bog down and eventually stall. I switch to 2nd gear and it goes for about 10 minutes and starts to stall again and eventually the same thing happens in first gear. The air intake seems tight and unclogged/no dirt in oil bath. Tractor runs great up until it starts bogging down, the fuel flow seems fine. Any Ideas?

Jim Becker · May 27, 2016

Check the spark when it starts to act up.

old · May 27, 2016

Mag or distributor the fix can be different.
That said go out and run it till you start having that problem. Then the moment it starts check your spark and make sure it is a good blue/white in color and it jumps a 1/4 inch gap or more. If the spark is weak and if it has a coil carefully feel the coil. If it is so hot hat if you spit on it the spit boils good chance your coil is going bad or you have a 12 volt system with no ballast resister which can also cause point problems.
If spark is good pull the carb drain plug and see if you have a good steady flow of gas that will fill a pint jar in less then 3 minutes. Look at the gas in that jar and make sure it is not full of rust/dirt

Charlie M · May 27, 2016

My M will start loosing power when the points start going bad. File them and clean them up and the tractor runs fine. My H on the other hand wont run at all if the points are an issue.

JPM in WA · May 27, 2016

The spark was strong and I'll double check the fuel flow and points after lunch. Thanks everyone.

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