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My 901 Powermaster has been giving me problems with starting. I suspect I know what the problem is, and I just ordered the parts, but I wanted to run this past you guys to see if there's something else I could also be looking at.
Specs:
4-cyl gas
stock 6V positive ground, brand new battery
front end loader and rear blade
I can start the tractor and it fires right up and runs just fine...for about 30-45 seconds. Then it'll just shut off like you turned off the key, and no amount of cranking will get it to fire at all. It seems that I have to let it set for a while before it'll fire up again.
The ignition switch has been a little wonky since I got the tractor though. You have to find the 'sweet spot' to get current to flow through. I'm suspecting that this switch just needs replaced, and as mentioned I just ordered another one, so hopefully the problem will be fixed. However, someone (who I don't entirely trust with tech info) mentioned something about the hydraulics possibly killing the engine if it's not full. My hydraulic system does have a few minor leaks, nothing big, but just to cover my bases I went ahead and topped it off and tried again, but the engine again shut itself down after 30-45 seconds.
The tank is full of gas, the petcock is on and there's fuel in the pump's glass bowl. I tuned it up last fall (points, rotor, cap) and haven't used it more than a few hours since then. So...do you think I'm headed in the right direction, or is there something else I can check out? Thanks!
Specs:
4-cyl gas
stock 6V positive ground, brand new battery
front end loader and rear blade
I can start the tractor and it fires right up and runs just fine...for about 30-45 seconds. Then it'll just shut off like you turned off the key, and no amount of cranking will get it to fire at all. It seems that I have to let it set for a while before it'll fire up again.
The ignition switch has been a little wonky since I got the tractor though. You have to find the 'sweet spot' to get current to flow through. I'm suspecting that this switch just needs replaced, and as mentioned I just ordered another one, so hopefully the problem will be fixed. However, someone (who I don't entirely trust with tech info) mentioned something about the hydraulics possibly killing the engine if it's not full. My hydraulic system does have a few minor leaks, nothing big, but just to cover my bases I went ahead and topped it off and tried again, but the engine again shut itself down after 30-45 seconds.
The tank is full of gas, the petcock is on and there's fuel in the pump's glass bowl. I tuned it up last fall (points, rotor, cap) and haven't used it more than a few hours since then. So...do you think I'm headed in the right direction, or is there something else I can check out? Thanks!