[AT] bad condensor?

charlie hill chill8 at suddenlink.net
Thu Mar 29 04:45:24 PDT 2007


John,

What you describe is exactly what my tractor was doing when I had that 
broken wire.  You probably need to start looking at the condition of the 
ignition wiring (not the plug or coil wire) and the connections.

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hall" <jthall at worldnet.att.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 9:03 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] bad condensor?


> This saw is rather old as it uses points.
>
> Whatever it is seems to be time sensitive. I can't run the saw with the 
> fuel
> cap loose since is screws in the side. I could try looseneing it once the
> problem arises to see if it helps but since I have replaced the fuel tank
> vent then I doubt that is it.
>
> I'll try the coil swap soon and see what results that produces. Funny 
> thing
> is the saw starts missing and if you let off the throttle it will normally
> sit and idle and then rev back up, but not for long. Once it cools its 
> ready
> to go again.
>
> John
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