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SMTA Problems?

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dej(JED)

09-06-2006 05:44:08




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FYI--I was mowing when all of a sudden the MTA starts missing and stumbling along. After pulling the choke a little, it clears up for a bit. I finally had to drop to 1st gear and with the choke pulled out completely, I limped in to the garage. Thinking I had carb trouble I checked for gasoline and found all to be well. Next I checked the manifold for problems. The plugs and wires ,ect. where all okay. At this point I tried to restart it and the battery was dead.The alternator belt had broken and the problem was caused by a very low battery. I wouldn't have though it would behave that way, but I guess you learn something everyday like they say.

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Bob M

09-06-2006 06:39:37




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 Re: SMTA Problems? in reply to dej(JED), 09-06-2006 05:44:08  
That's a classic symptom of a battery going dead. It's also a good reason to glance at the gages every few minutes. The ammeter would have told you IMMEDIATELY when the belt broke!

(Incidentally had your alternator had been wired up with a warning light, the light would have come on the instant the belt broke. That's why for alternator conversions I recommend the warning light over the alternative series resistor or diode...)

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