Case 830 stalls

Schneider · May 15, 2018

I have a Case 830. Fired it up yesterday and about 15 seconds later it died.(fuel is on). Last time I had this proble it was something blocking fuel at the valve. I checked that and fuel is flowing out the carb as it should.

No spark. Power to the points but voltage is low. After I put the cap back on it fired up and I was about to load the spreader and it died again. Seems to be an electrical problem so i ran a wire from the batttery straight to the coil and still no spark.

Any ideas?

Schneider · May 15, 2018

All ignition new last year when I rebuilt the engine. But the wiring is old.

casecollectorsc · May 15, 2018

Did you check the in-line resistor before the distributor? Should have 12 volts coming into it and about 7.5 to the distributor. They do go
bad after time.

rvirgil_KS · May 15, 2018

Check the points contacts and points gap. If bad get a set of good quality points, not the kit cheapos

Try a different known good condenser

Wire between coil and side of distributor should have near battery voltage with points open and near zero volts with points closed.

Bruce from Can. · May 15, 2018

Just a question, has it raised lately, and did the
tractor get wet? Bad wires hate damp conditions.
My Ford F800 truck needs a new distributor cap
every two or three years, even the smallest crack in
the cap on a damp day, and it will behave as your
said your tractor is. So if it has been wet, take a hair
dryer, and dry the wires, and the inside of the cap.
Won?t cost you anything, but might show what the
problem is , if it has been wet.

old · May 15, 2018

Sounds like the point need some TLC or if you have done a tune up to it in say the last year the condenser if likely to be bad since now days you have a 50/50 chance it is bad. Right out of the box. I have not changed condensers in over a decade. As for points they can be corroded in such a way they work for a minute then don't work

Schneider · May 15, 2018

Had about 7 volts at the distributor. All was dry inside. Tractor stored inside. Ill try the condenser and recheck the points. Gone for a week now so its just going to sit where it is at. At least I wasn?t in the neighbors yard when it died.

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