Hello all, newbie to this forum and hoping some of you knowledgable folks can help.
I have a 135 Massey, 4 cyl. Continental gas engine, have had it for several years, always ran fine. The other day was bushhogging and motor started surging, kinda like I was running the throttle lever up and down. then it smoothed out for a while then started doing it again. then it just quit, like it had no spark. Attempt to start seemed like had no spark. I went in the house for couple of hours let it sit, then went back and it started up and ran fine. Today I was bushhogging again and did same thing, only it surged for several minutes (would smooth out at times then go back to it) and then it quit again.Seemed like it started when the tractor got up to operating temp. I have come in to let it cool back down and going to try to start it again in a bit. I removed the gas cap before trying to start it again but didn't make a difference. Anyway, hope you folks will help me trouble shoot, as I'm not much of a mechanic.
thanks
ol steve from west ky
I have a 135 Massey, 4 cyl. Continental gas engine, have had it for several years, always ran fine. The other day was bushhogging and motor started surging, kinda like I was running the throttle lever up and down. then it smoothed out for a while then started doing it again. then it just quit, like it had no spark. Attempt to start seemed like had no spark. I went in the house for couple of hours let it sit, then went back and it started up and ran fine. Today I was bushhogging again and did same thing, only it surged for several minutes (would smooth out at times then go back to it) and then it quit again.Seemed like it started when the tractor got up to operating temp. I have come in to let it cool back down and going to try to start it again in a bit. I removed the gas cap before trying to start it again but didn't make a difference. Anyway, hope you folks will help me trouble shoot, as I'm not much of a mechanic.
thanks
ol steve from west ky