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Jim
06-25-2001 12:42:12
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When I last posted, my TO30 was running rough and lacking power. I thought it might need a tune-up, but also wondered if it might be a head gasket problem. Everybody said to start simple, so....
I disassembled the air filter and sediment bowl, and cleaned them out. No big dirt collections in either. The tractor still ran the same. Tune up parts aren't readily available in my area (apparently everybody but me has enough money to buy NEW tractors), so I mail ordered them. While awaiting delivery, I cleaned the points as best as I could, and reset the gap. No help. Then I checked out the spark plugs. All were extremely worn. Two were so carbon and crud-coated that I couldn't even see an electrode gap. I cleaned and regapped them. When I started the tractor, there was a noticeable improvement. I thought I had it solved, and would just put in the new parts when they arrived. But, after about 15 minutes, it started running just as poorly as it had before. In addition, I noticed what looked like oil, or unburned gas, leaking out of cylinder #3 around the plug threads. I thought maybe I cross-threaded it on reassembly, or didn't tighten it enough, so I took it out, cleaned it up again, and put it back in. There wasn't any noticeable wetness on the electrode; just coming out around the threads. The tractor ran fine again for a few minutes, then began stumbling. But there was nothing leaking this time. Throughout all this, the tractor is not blowing smoke of any kind; black, white, blue...nothing. I'm becoming concerned that with each "simple thing" that doesn't help, the chances increase that this is something serious. What are your thoughts out there? Is there still a possibility that once I get all the new tune up parts in, the problem might be fixed, or is this starting to sound like a major expense in the making? Thanks all.
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