[AT] Lawn tractor

Wed Apr 20 13:59:31 PDT 2016

I have purchased this coil before for my other 318 and it was over 
$100.00 will look around on net see what a dummy can find. Just went to 
JD and got other one. I have a Kohler twin 23 on a welder generator will 
look see what it has.
R Fink Sr
PA

On 4/20/2016 2:03 PM, Alan Nadeau wrote:
> 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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