I bought an 8N about a month ago. It worked fine until the solenoid went out (my grandfather owned an 8n when it was new, so I grew up working on these and know a bad solenoid). Slapped a new solenoid on it and it fired right up just fine when I hit the button. I worked all around the farm for 5 days with no issues, started with the first push of the button every time. Tuesday, I get on it to mow the pasture, get about an hour of mowing in, and it dies like it is out of gas, luckily right up next to the front fence. I let it cool off for several hours and tried to start it up, no dice. Covered it with a tarp since we have had rain since. This morning (Saturday), still no dice. It is a side mount distributor with 12V.
So here is what I have done so far:
Check plugs, they all needed replacing, so I did that. Nice blue spark at all of them.
Checked the gas line, it flows out of the bottom of the carb nicely. I don't smell gas unless I open the gas tank or the bottom of the carb. The gas is new.
Tried a new ignition coil because there just happened to be one in the shop still in the package (just bought this farm a week before the tractor). Still nothing.
Electric dial wavers when I turn the key and it cranks fine, just no starting up.
Distributor cap, spark plug wires, and the generator were all brand new when I bought the tractor. I know I am missing something, but I just can't think what.
So here is what I have done so far:
Check plugs, they all needed replacing, so I did that. Nice blue spark at all of them.
Checked the gas line, it flows out of the bottom of the carb nicely. I don't smell gas unless I open the gas tank or the bottom of the carb. The gas is new.
Tried a new ignition coil because there just happened to be one in the shop still in the package (just bought this farm a week before the tractor). Still nothing.
Electric dial wavers when I turn the key and it cranks fine, just no starting up.
Distributor cap, spark plug wires, and the generator were all brand new when I bought the tractor. I know I am missing something, but I just can't think what.