Update: Fixed and running as of 12/18/2021
Hello Friends!
When I purchased this tractor, it would roll forward when you used the starter, the assumption from the previous owner being that the clutch plate had rusted to the flywheel.
After a lot of work, including removing the loader, I split the tractor and replaced the clutch, only to then discover the problem was actually some kind of jam in the shifter plates. That fixed, I sought to get the tractor to run while the rear axle is still up on jackstands to make sure the problem is actually solved.
But now it turns over and won't start. Even when the starter was driving the whole tractor, it was at times able to start and run (in second gear, I believe.) It would stumble when attempting to throttle up at that time, I assume because of the transmission issue at the time.
In the course of all this work, I've replaced the intake/exhaust header and muffler, the solenoid, coil, spark plugs and battery cables. I cleaned the air intake and the battery is charged. I did a basic refresh of the carburetor, put fresh fuel in the tank (though the tank is not full.) The engine oil has good level but the hydraulic fluid is low. There is a minor fuel leak at the sediment bowl, but fuel is getting to the carburetor and there is no water in the sediment bowl.
I was able to get 90psi compression at each cylinder, and when I put a timing light on each plug wire, it would give a weak light. The continuity of each plug wire is good and the resistance of the cable between the coil and distributor is 4k Ohms (I don't know what it's supposed to be.) I checked timing by getting the flywheel to 8 degrees and making sure the distributor rotor was pointed to the #1 plug, then connected the other plugs in the 1243 pattern.
The rotor does not seem very tight in the distributor, but it appears to be in good condition.
With the new exhaust header, the air intake pipe is in contact with the starter. This hasn't affected starter operation, I'm just trying to think of anything that could be different from before.
I am stumped. Any ideas!
This post was edited by ZehnX on 12/18/2021 at 03:19 pm.
Hello Friends!
When I purchased this tractor, it would roll forward when you used the starter, the assumption from the previous owner being that the clutch plate had rusted to the flywheel.
After a lot of work, including removing the loader, I split the tractor and replaced the clutch, only to then discover the problem was actually some kind of jam in the shifter plates. That fixed, I sought to get the tractor to run while the rear axle is still up on jackstands to make sure the problem is actually solved.
But now it turns over and won't start. Even when the starter was driving the whole tractor, it was at times able to start and run (in second gear, I believe.) It would stumble when attempting to throttle up at that time, I assume because of the transmission issue at the time.
In the course of all this work, I've replaced the intake/exhaust header and muffler, the solenoid, coil, spark plugs and battery cables. I cleaned the air intake and the battery is charged. I did a basic refresh of the carburetor, put fresh fuel in the tank (though the tank is not full.) The engine oil has good level but the hydraulic fluid is low. There is a minor fuel leak at the sediment bowl, but fuel is getting to the carburetor and there is no water in the sediment bowl.
I was able to get 90psi compression at each cylinder, and when I put a timing light on each plug wire, it would give a weak light. The continuity of each plug wire is good and the resistance of the cable between the coil and distributor is 4k Ohms (I don't know what it's supposed to be.) I checked timing by getting the flywheel to 8 degrees and making sure the distributor rotor was pointed to the #1 plug, then connected the other plugs in the 1243 pattern.
The rotor does not seem very tight in the distributor, but it appears to be in good condition.
With the new exhaust header, the air intake pipe is in contact with the starter. This hasn't affected starter operation, I'm just trying to think of anything that could be different from before.
I am stumped. Any ideas!
This post was edited by ZehnX on 12/18/2021 at 03:19 pm.