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Stalled out my 230. Now it wont start.

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Greenehillbilly

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Hello, I was grading the driveway on the old 230 and tried to back up the hill,and stalled it, and now it wont start. Wont even fire. Any idea what the problem is? It is very hot and humid today if that means anything.

I posted this on the tractor talk, and a fellow suggested I clean the points. As soon as it quits raining I am going out to do that, but in the mean time I am trying to figure out what really happened. The tractor talk thread died a quick early death, then I realized I should have posted over here first.

Thanks!

Randy in pa
 
Sounds like you have a dead coil, pull a plug to see if you have spark. the next thing is to make sure that you have good fuel flow to the carb. start with these 2 things and see if they work if not then come back and say what you have then.

Andrew
 
You need to check for battery voltage at your coil with the ignition switch on and the points open. Use a volt meter or test liight. Rub the points with some 320 wet or dry and make sure they're gapped at .020". Hal
 
Sometimes the fuel will pool down at the far end of the tank and be away from the pickup hole!
Also, working on hills can stir things up and cause clogs. If it has fuel getting to the cylinders, it is probably ignition, as others point out. JimN
 
Thanks for the help guys, I appreciate it. Anyway it does turn over fine. Plenty of fuel. I am going to check these things you all suggested we I get outside.

What I am trying to understand is what would stalling have to do with it not starting? What could have happened to the tractor to make it not start? I mean it wouldn't even fire once.
 
It may have stalled because of the glitch in the system, rather than the glitch being caused by stalling.
An engine under load can fail.
Make sure the distributor turns when the engine is cranked. Make sure the rotor points to # one cap tower when #1 cyl is on compression at TDC.
JimN
 
Back again. Well I went down this morning where it sat out all night in the rain and it started in about 1 second. Before you guys ask, I am positive I had the ignition switch on yesterday. :D

Anyway what are the chances of it flooding with the last chug of air/fuel before it died out? It was hot and humid out, and the tractor was hot from dragging a scoop uphill. I had the revs cranked a little. Obviously not enough or it would not have stalled when I let out the clutch.


Thanks for all the help. I believe all the wisdom in the universe resides in the combined knowledge of the individuals on the yesterday tractor forums. Or at least a substantial part of it.
 
If it quits again pull one of the plug wires off asap and check for fire to plugs. Be sure to turn on the ignition switch when doing this. Hal
PS: I worked with a man that repaired TV sets on the side. He was telling us about one customer when he found the TV set unplugged and raised heck
when he charged him $5.00 for a service call. From then on he raised his service call price and didn't tell them what the problem was.
 
Thanks El Toro, It has only happened once last year for no apparent reason. Been fine ever since till this time. Next time I will start checking over the electrical right off the bat.

Thanks again!
 
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