[AT] Fw: bad condensor?

[charlie hill]

 Just for the heck of it, pull the muffler off and check it's cleanliness 
and
 condition.  I've seen bad or plugged up mufflers make 2 strokes do some
 strange things.

 Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "John Hall" <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <>
> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 9:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] bad condensor?
>
>
>> Got a new plug. I'm leaning toward the coil, just wondereing if 
>> condensors
>> acted the same. I realized this afternoon that many years ago we picked 
>> up
>> this same model saw. I'm going to rob the coil out of it to see if that
>> solves the problem.
>>
>> John
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Andy Glines" <andyglines at hotmail.com>
>> To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 11:10 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AT] bad condensor?
>>
>>
>>> If you haven't already replaced the spark plug give that a try.  I have
>>> dealt with many bad spark plugs that look fine and even appear to work
>>> when
>>> unscrewed from the cylinder but refuse to fire under compression.
>>> 2-cycles
>>> seem to be particularly sensitive to bad plugs.  If the plug doesn't 
>>> help
>>> you may have a bad coil.  I don't think that condensors are usually
>>> effected
>>> by heat but coils are.
>>>>    9.  bad condensor? (John Hall)
>>>>Message: 9
>>>>Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2007 08:28:22 -0400
>>>>From: "John Hall" <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
>>>>Subject: [AT] bad condensor?
>>>>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
>>>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
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>>>>
>>>>Got an 08 S Sthil saw that runs about 2-3 minutes and then starts 
>>>>breaking
>>>>down--sometimes cutting off. It always restarts without effort. I know 
>>>>its
>>>>not fuel related---everything there is new! I've always been taught 
>>>>coils
>>>>get hot and die and don't work again until cold. Is that always the 
>>>>case?
>>>>How do condensors behave when they go bad? Prices on these items aren't
>>>>cheap.
>>>>
>>>>  Obligatory tractor reference---Yesterday we trimmed a bunch of trees
>>>>around
>>>>some of the fields and pushed the brush back with the 4020.
>>>>
>>>>John Hall
>>>>
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