Re: Super A quits after a few minutes. HELP.

Posted by RK Smith on April 01, 1999 at 20:36:54:

In Reply to: Super A quits after a few minutes. HELP. posted by Bob A on April 01, 1999 at 15:52:51:

Boy! - where to start? could be anything under the sun, including everything mentioned in posts until now. For me, I'd start looking in the ignition line. Is it a mag or distributor? Mag - I'm lost, but if it is a distributor, try these:
1, look at every plug, closely - look for oil, but this is unlikely to cause a shutdown, just skipping, but look anyway. 2, look at the points, look closely, not just a glance. Points need to be shiny and good remaining contact material on both the fixed and cam arms. Your tractor will run with the cam arm contact completely burned off. Mine did, just not good. 3, If you know how, put a timing light on #1 and with the engine at about 450 rpm, see that the distributor "retard" is on the mark, which means "Top Dead Center" for the number 1 cylinder. The mark should be a notch on the flywheel. When the engine shuts down like you say, at that time, with the timing light still attached, crank the engine. If it won't start and the strobe light fires, (that is at each plug wire) then the ignition is probably o.k., and you can go on to gas and compression. If you can't, get a friend who can with the equipment. 4, If in 3 above, it won't start and there is "no strobe," then suspect the coil or distributor. When they get warm, the gremlins can come out in supply. Substitute a replacement coil, from another farmall, or just about any Delco Remy will work, I've seen grown men cry before finding out it was the coil all along. 5, If no change with replacement coil, look hard at the distributor cap for cracks and the rotor for contact at each end. 6, Track every wire, and every connection all the way from the battery through the ignition switch, through the coil, distributor, and to the plugs. I think somewhere in here you'll find the problem. Good luck.

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