Dave H (MI)
Well-known Member
Couple of things in the literature are putting me off:
1) No more adjusting screws for the carburetor. A solenoid automatically adjusts it for conditions.
2) A port for plugging in a diagnostic cord so technicians will know what is wrong with it.
So I cannot adjust it and it is so complex that an experienced tech cannot diagnose it without a computer? I guess technology is here to stay and I won't beef about it, but are these things worth buying?
As an aside, I took an old Farm Boss on approval last year and had the shop give it the once over. They hit me for $35. The only thing they could say was that it was 30+ years old and should be replaced with a modern machine. They openly admitted they could not diagnose the unit. Likely they could not find where to plug in their diagnostic cord.
1) No more adjusting screws for the carburetor. A solenoid automatically adjusts it for conditions.
2) A port for plugging in a diagnostic cord so technicians will know what is wrong with it.
So I cannot adjust it and it is so complex that an experienced tech cannot diagnose it without a computer? I guess technology is here to stay and I won't beef about it, but are these things worth buying?
As an aside, I took an old Farm Boss on approval last year and had the shop give it the once over. They hit me for $35. The only thing they could say was that it was 30+ years old and should be replaced with a modern machine. They openly admitted they could not diagnose the unit. Likely they could not find where to plug in their diagnostic cord.