Re: complete tractor ignorance HELP

Posted by big jt on May 22, 2005 at 23:11:01 from (206.72.54.246):

In Reply to: complete tractor ignorance HELP posted by bigjay on May 22, 2005 at 22:22:05:

Good evening Jay

Any one of a number of things could provide the symptoms you describe.

On the simple end it is probably either fuel or ignition or compression.

I would start with fuel. The simple check here is to see if gas is getting to the carb bowl. Just open the bowl drain or take the plug out (whichever you have) and turn the fuel on at the tank. Gas should come out at a pretty good stream. If you just get a trickle start chasing your way back to the tank one part at a time until you get good flow. I would guess the carb is probably ok or tractor wouldn't run at all but there could be dirt any where including the needle valve.

If your initial check on the fuel shows up ok I would move onto ignition. Easy check here is to pull the coil wire out of the Dist cap and hold NEAR a ground (about a quarter inch) and turn the engine over. If you see a spark this is not your problem if no spark I would suggest a tune up (plugs, wires, points, condenser, cap and rotor) If that doesn't fix it replace the coil. I would wait on the coil due to expense unless you are massive miles away from parts store. Make sure the wires are "wire" and not carbon like in resister wires.

The only thing I could think of on the compression end is if the valves are set a little tight. This will show up with the engine cranking either real easy or with a weird cadance. Like one or more cylinders aren't providing the same resistance as the rest. This is a little tougher to fix but doable just pull the valve cover and adjust the valves according to spec.

If you haven't already I would suggest getting a service manual for your tractor they are invaluable in doing this sort of work. Several sources including the left side of the website you are looking at right now!!

Having the loader on will make working on your tractor it's own special treat but most of the jobs I mentioned are doable with most loaders.

HTH

jt

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