[AT] , now Cub Cadet

[Danny Tabor]

Mike, that was the first thing I thought and so I
tooke the cap loose, then off with no change

Danny Tabor

--- Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net> wrote:

> A common problem resulting in stalling after running
> for a while is a 
> plugged vent in the fuel cap. Try running with the
> cap loose to 
> eliminate that possibility.
> 
> Mike
> 
> Ken Knierim wrote:
> > Danny,
> >     the issue with the ignition would be my first
> question. Many
> > engine problems are blamed on carburetors when the
> problem is actually
> > a weak coil or condenser heating up. And since
> they normally aren't
> > where you can get to them (under a flywheel on
> small engines) they are
> > hard to catch.
> >      You might check with a spark plug. If you're
> only getting an
> > orange spark when it's hot (key point; most
> electrical stuff shows up
> > when it's hotter) you should take a good hard look
> at fixing that. It
> > should be a nice blue spark.
> > 
> > Also, is it worse during the hot part of the day
> and better in the
> > morning when its cooler?
> > 
> > The other way to look at it is: if the fuel level
> affects things and
> > it runs better when the tank is more full, then it
> might be a piece of
> > junk in something or a cracked fuel line or some
> other fuel system
> > ailment. But if it tracks temperature more
> closely, look at the
> > ignition. The choke can actually mislead you
> because the richer
> > mixture will many times light easier (with less
> voltage on the spark).
> > 
> > Just my $0.02
> > 
> > Ken in AZ
> > 
> > On 6/20/07, Danny Tabor <dannytabor2000 at yahoo.com>
> wrote:
> > 
> >> Last year my father had purchased a Cub Cadet
> LT1045
> >>from Tractor Supply. The darn thing ran good even
> >>through the winter up until about the second grass
> >>cutting this year. Now it runs fine for any where
> from
> >>10 minutes to a half hour until it starts acting
> as if
> >>its vapor locking.
> >>Since it started acting up I have switched to
> higher
> >>octane gas with no improvement. Dad has called TSC
> >>because it is under warrantee, however typical TSC
> >>they can't get it looked at until December. (I've
> had
> >>trouble with TSC in the past. so thats a bit of a
> sore
> >>subject)
> >>I personally don't think the tractor is vapor
> locking.
> >>The fella from TSC my father talked with said
> they've
> >>had problems with the ignitions on this model. I
> can't
> >>see that as the problem either.
> >>       I had also put a post up about this on YT
> >>because as I had there this stinking thing is
> driving
> >>me nuts!
> >>
> >>Danny Tabor
> 
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