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Buddy Woodson

05-02-2006 18:14:17




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I have a T0-30 that runs fine but is hard to start with the battery but you can pull it 3 feet and it starts right up. Spins good and hot fire going to distributor but the spark is weak. If it were a magneto tractor I would say the coil is weak. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks, Buddy




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Jerry/MT

05-03-2006 14:57:12




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 Re: Hard starting tractor in reply to Buddy Woodson, 05-02-2006 18:14:17  
You say that the starter spins the engine fine and you have a hot spark from the coil tower high tension lead but a weak spark at the plug. I'd check the distributor cap for corrosion in the spark plug terminals and cracks or carbon tracking, the rotor and rotor button in the cap and finally the wires and connectors. You should be using copper core plug wires.
By all means check the things that John(UK) and gshadel recommend.

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John (UK)

05-03-2006 06:34:53




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 Re: Hard starting tractor in reply to Buddy Woodson, 05-02-2006 18:14:17  
Move your ground lead from the back of the Dash Panel to one of the starter fixing bolts. The connection on the Dash is poor now after all these years.



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gshadel

05-03-2006 05:00:14




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 Re: Hard starting tractor in reply to Buddy Woodson, 05-02-2006 18:14:17  
Check your points, condenser, & point gap should be .020. Too wide, or narrow, robs your spark.

Assuming we are talking 6V system, check your electrical connections each step along the way from the battery to the distributor. Your connections need to be clean & shiny. 6V systems are more sensitive to corrosion than 12V systems. Check your ground from the battery to the dash, clean and shiny. Same goes for the starter leads. If your TO has rather thin 12V style leads to the starter, you should upgrade them to nice, fat, truck style, 00 gauge leads.
That should get your TO starting up much better!

George

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