[AT] Lawn tractor

[Alan Nadeau]

Again, going from memory, I think Harley-Davidson used a two output coil as 
well.  Some Kohler twins used that type of coil, some used an odd round one, 
laying on it's side instead of standing on end(relative to the terminal 
location).  Kohler is about as proud of their parts as Onan of theirs and I 
have seen the H-D coil recommended as a replacement for the Kohler.  For 
some reason I seem to recall an ignition components company, "Standard" or 
some such name, that had those coils as a generic replacement.  "Lost Spark" 
or "Wasted Spark" is the term for a system where both plugs fire every time 
the points break.

Sorry to be a little rambling and not all that precise, it's a fact of life 
now.

Al


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cecil Bearden" <crbearden at copper.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 12:37 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Lawn tractor


> That ONAN 2 wire coil is over $100. You can use 2 regular coil coils the
> ones without the resistor built in and it will run fine...   You could
> also test your coil this way....
>
> Cecil in OKla
>
>
>
> On 4/20/2016 9:23 AM, Richard Fink Sr wrote:
>> Thanks Alan mine has the coil with 2 out puts and i would say points.
>> That helps. This list is best thing i have ever found  when i had the
>> old tractors, some one always has the answer or where to look for it.
>> R Fink Sr
>> PA
>>
>> On 4/20/2016 7:40 AM, Alan Nadeau wrote:
>>> Going from memory here, 318 had only two choices for engines, B43G or 
>>> P218.
>>> the 43 had points and a regular 12 volt coil with two output terminals, 
>>> the
>>> 218 was electronic ignition.  The 218 may also have had the "G" suffix. 
>>> No
>>> idea on production dates with either engine.
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Richard Fink Sr" <rfinksr at verizon.net>
>>> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" 
>>> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2016 7:20 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [AT] Lawn tractor
>>>
>>>
>>>> Thanks to every one that replied i have tried many of the things to no
>>>> luck, will replace the coil and see what happens. Am having a problem
>>>> with engine  model tag is worn by a line moveing across it for years.
>>>> R Fink Sr
>>>> PA
>>>>
>>>> On 4/18/2016 9:32 PM, John Hall wrote:
>>>>> Sounds electrical to me if you can run it that long before it acts up. 
>>>>> I
>>>>> am assuming once it cools down completely it will run good for a 1/2 
>>>>> hr
>>>>> and then repeat the process?
>>>>>
>>>>> Onans are a little hard to find parts for, especially reasonably 
>>>>> priced
>>>>> parts! If you ever need carb parts, get the name and model off of your
>>>>> carb and try V.E. Petersen, they were way cheaper than anyone else I
>>>>> could find when I needed a kit for the Onan in my Cub Cadet last year.
>>>>> There are a couple guys selling Onan parts on the internet. I think I
>>>>> was able to get filters from mine from Deere. Like I said, prices are
>>>>> all over the place on Onan parts. You may want to pick you up an Onan
>>>>> parts book and a service manual for the engine, got mine off ebay.
>>>>>
>>>>> John Hall
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 4/18/2016 3:36 PM, Richard Fink Sr wrote:
>>>>>> This is on and off topic, I have a JD 318 18 hp Onan engine after
>>>>>> running about 1/2 hour cutting grass it starts to surge engine keeps
>>>>>> opening throttle up and down. Does not stop running any suggestions
>>>>>> never had any thing like this before, not sure of year purchased last
>>>>>> summer late. Next can one of the good computer people give me a link 
>>>>>> i
>>>>>> can find the serial number listing for years.
>>>>>> T hanks
>>>>>> R Fink Sr
>>>>>>
>>>>>> PA
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