135MF problem

About 2 weeks ago it had been running app 1.5 hours and it shut itself off as if it had been switched off (Actually it shut off better, as it is a 3 cyl. Perkins without the carburetor fuel shutoff thing hooked up. Usually if it is warm and you turn the key off it will hump and buck a few times before it farts and run backwards for its final dying quiver.)

I gave the wires a quick look over and didn't see anything. After about 10 minutes and 3-4 times of trying to crank it fired back up and ran perfect for another hour until I turned it off.

Yesterday I was using it and it did the same thing but "healed" itself and fired back up before the motor and bushhog stopped turning. Then it bushogged pretty rough ground with no problems for a couple more hours. It ran perfect until I shut it off.

I don't see anything loose or grounded with the wires -but may be overlooking something.

Could this be a carburetor problem or do I need to check the wiring better?

Thanks, Greg

Hope this helps you.

could be a loose wire under hood/dash, also check battery cables.

I had a AC, D-14 do the same thing once, a mouse had built a nest under dash and eaten insulation off one wire, from time to time the wire would bounce aganist the steering colunm and short out motor.

I had fuel system completely disassembled before I found problem.

Good luck and let us know what you find wrong with the tractor.

I had a 4 cyl Continental that had a (Chrysler) resistor between the coil and distributor. This Perkins does not have a resistor. It has been this way for about 10 years.

I still have a new coil I bought when I had the resistor problem with the Continental. It has written on the side of the coil to use a resistor on the primary.

Do I need a resistor if I change out the coil?

Is there a difference in 12 volt coils?

Thanks, Greg