Chad Tanner
New User
I recently picked up a 1020 gas tractor at auction for a winter restoration project. I believe it to be a 1973 model with serial # 168846T
The tractor started very easily at the auction, just a split second on the starter and it fired right up. The engine sounds great, no smoke and has very crisp throttle response.
I come back a few hours later, same thing, starts so fast that you don't hear the engine turn over. I get it home several hours later, starts the same way.
The next day, it's in a heated building, it fires right up again but immediately dies and just cranks over like it's never going to start again. I hit it with a couple shots of ether and it fires right up. I can shut it off and it will start again very easily. I can let it set for several hours and it will start again very easily. If I let it set over night, it fires right up then dies and just cranks over after that. To conserve the starter and battery, I shoot it with ether and it fires right up.
Whatever is happening here is 100% consistent and repeatable every time.
I appreciate any help I'm given
Thanks....
Chad
The tractor started very easily at the auction, just a split second on the starter and it fired right up. The engine sounds great, no smoke and has very crisp throttle response.
I come back a few hours later, same thing, starts so fast that you don't hear the engine turn over. I get it home several hours later, starts the same way.
The next day, it's in a heated building, it fires right up again but immediately dies and just cranks over like it's never going to start again. I hit it with a couple shots of ether and it fires right up. I can shut it off and it will start again very easily. I can let it set for several hours and it will start again very easily. If I let it set over night, it fires right up then dies and just cranks over after that. To conserve the starter and battery, I shoot it with ether and it fires right up.
Whatever is happening here is 100% consistent and repeatable every time.
I appreciate any help I'm given
Thanks....
Chad