706 gas dies

MattSillinois · Dec 16, 2011

Hi guys. I purchased a 706 gas last year.It sat for a while before I got. Be working the bugs out. The newest one is While mowing hay with a disc mower the tractor would slow down then die. I wait 5-10 minutes start it back up and continue for while the same thing. It even does the driving home on the road. The temp gauge is not working as of now. Plans to fix that. What would be some starting points for me to look at? Changed already- Plugs,selenoid,wires,cap, rotor as of now.
Thanks in advance
Matt

rustyfarmall · Dec 16, 2011

(quoted from post at 06:26:01 12/16/11) Hi guys. I purchased a 706 gas last year.It sat for a while before I got. Be working the bugs out. The newest one is While mowing hay with a disc mower the tractor would slow down then die. I wait 5-10 minutes start it back up and continue for while the same thing. It even does the driving home on the road. The temp gauge is not working as of now. Plans to fix that. What would be some starting points for me to look at? Changed already- Plugs,selenoid,wires,cap, rotor as of now.
Thanks in advance
Matt

Probably fuel related. Start by cleaning the sediment bowl and also take a look into the fuel tank. There may a foriegn object floating around in there that occasionally blocks the flow of fuel. Also, the vent holes in the gas cap may be plugged, or at least partially plugged, and if air can't enter the tank, the fuel can't come out. There should also be a fine mesh screen in the fuel inlet fitting on the carburetor, and that screen might be plugged with rust and other crud.

RedRoundhead · Dec 16, 2011

Like Rusty had said, take that sediment bowl and the bowl holder (the part that screw int the tank) out, and clean them. The petcock usually gets plugged really bad. I had a very similar thing happen to me.

Best of luck!

El Toro · Dec 16, 2011

If your fuel cleaning doesn't help when it quits pull off a plug wire asap check the fire to your plugs. Your coil may be weak. Hal

Brownie 450 · Dec 16, 2011

Russ is right about fuel--check that first.
If that checks out, look into the possibility of the ignition switch - to - resistor wire having a bad connection [down to 1 or 2 strands] or just loose wire in a connector. Also the resistor itself getting weak. Coil could be getting weak, but not likely.

JRSutton · Dec 16, 2011

Agreed probably starving for gas.

Never hurts to clean out the line anyways, so might as well do that first.

But you can always do a real quick and simple check of the coil too - try feeling the coil for its temperature before and after the problem.

If it gets very hot - could be a bad coil. (warm is ok).

If it's not, it of course doesn't prove the coil's good. Just a quick check to help you focus on the right area.

rustyfarmall · Dec 16, 2011

Actually, after giving it more thought, I am leaning towards some foreign object in the gas tank. Could be a piece of a grease rag, maybe a stick that was used for measuring how much gas is still in the tank, etc.

heavyhaulertoo · Dec 16, 2011

Make sure the gas cap is vented.

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