[AT] Tecumseh too far advanced

[charlie hill]

Will,  I have one of those engines.  I called Tecumseh and they told me 
there was a problem with the valve train.  They sent me a kit that included 
new rocker studs, rocker arms, bolts a tube of lock tite and instructions 
for replacing and adjusting the rocker arms.

This was several years ago and I have no idea if Tecumseh would still 
furnish the kit for you.

I can't tell you if it worked or not because I never installed it.  I just 
didn't need the engine (or the mower it is in) and never got around to doing 
the repair.

I've wondered since then if that was really the problem or it has an 
internal compression release that had stopped working.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Will Powell" <william.neff.powell at comcast.net>
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Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2004 9:53 PM
Subject: [AT] Tecumseh too far advanced


> Hello;
>
> I have a Sears tractor with a 12hp Tecumseh engine.
>
> When I go to start it the spark is so far advanced that you can hear the
> starter stop when ignition happens. Sounds like "wuh wuh wuh urh urh whu
> whu whu urh".   Sometimes it starts, sometimes it doesn't....
>
> Is there a way to retard the spark? Would it require an offset flywheel
> key?
>
> Regards;
>
> Will Powell (PA)
>
>
>
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