DerekF
Bronze Member
- Joined
- Mar 11, 2019
- Messages
- 50
- Location
- North East, Arizona
- Tractor
- Honda Recon, Husqvarna 440, Stihl MS180,
Here’s the situation. Bought the tractor back in 2020. Started up nice and easy. Was always pretty easy to start until I parked it for a month maybe in late fall 2022.
Went to start it up and it was difficult to start. It would pop but hard to keep it going. Eventually it would start and run fine.
I dealt with this for several months. Come February, I have a hard time starting it, but eventually get it and use it for a few hours, go in for dinner, come back out, and I can’t get it to start. It won’t start at all. Leave it for a week or two and come back out and it’s hard to start but it starts up and I drive it around. Park it.
I come out the next day, won’t start at all. I put my spark tester on it and I’m getting no spark.
I order new electronic ignition assuming its points and condenser issues. Install it. Still no spark issue.
12v.
Newer battery.
Cleaned carb recently. (Before testing no spark I thought it was a flooding issue)
Side mount distributor.
Going crazy. Please help!
Went to start it up and it was difficult to start. It would pop but hard to keep it going. Eventually it would start and run fine.
I dealt with this for several months. Come February, I have a hard time starting it, but eventually get it and use it for a few hours, go in for dinner, come back out, and I can’t get it to start. It won’t start at all. Leave it for a week or two and come back out and it’s hard to start but it starts up and I drive it around. Park it.
I come out the next day, won’t start at all. I put my spark tester on it and I’m getting no spark.
I order new electronic ignition assuming its points and condenser issues. Install it. Still no spark issue.
12v.
Newer battery.
Cleaned carb recently. (Before testing no spark I thought it was a flooding issue)
Side mount distributor.
Going crazy. Please help!