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48 8 n won't start (first time)

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steve

09-11-1999 05:45:01

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hi,

well, for the first time since i've owned it my 8 won't start. it was/is so dry here in eastern pa. that i hadn't run it for almost two months ! the carb. is getting gas and the anmeter gauge moves when it turn it over, but the engine makes no attempt to fire. i have never taken the dist. apart (front mount), anyone got some tips on how i should go about checking the dist. function. do i need to remove the generator to make access any easier ???

thanks, steve

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09-11-1999 06:49:32

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Re: 48 8 n won't start (first time) in reply to steve, 09-11-1999 05:45:01

If the tractor has been sitting 2 months in a hot dry climate, I'd clean the carb first. Gas can varnish up in a few weeks and clog the small passages in the carb. Just because you have gas TO the carb, doesn't mean you have gas going THROUGH the carb. If you're satisfeid that the carb is functioning properly, check the spark.
Take the #1 spark plug wire loose from the plug and ground the tip about 1/8" from the block as you crank it. See what kind of spark, if any, you have. If you have spark there, take the plug out out and reattach the wire. Ground out the plug the same way and see if the plug is sparking. If you don't have spark either place, then you'll have to check the primary circuit from the battery, through the keyswitch, ballast resistorm coil, points, condensor, rotor and cap.

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