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I had a similar problem today. I was mowing with my 8N that's been converted to a 12-volt alternator. Ran it out of gas. Put a couple of gallons in it and started it back up. It promply quit and wouldn't restart unless I left it for awhile. Then the same thing would happen. No start or start for a second and then die. Check for spark. Guess what? No spark. This is on a fresh overhauled, side-mount distributor engine with a brand-new distributor. Started checking everything - volts to coil, volts to distributor, points, condensor, everything. Found NOTHING wrong, but still no start. To make a long story short, I went back to basics. Ran outa gas, so check gas, carb, etc. It turns out that if I squirted gas into the carb, the engine would start right up! But it won't idle or run slow. So I guess a jet or the idle circuit must be plugged. Tomorrow, i'm tearing back into it. (Got too dark to work on it tonight.) The wierd thing is that I hooked up a timing light to the coil wire and cranked the engine. No spark, no light. But if I squirted gas into the carb to get it started, the timing light flashes and I have spark!! I am totally mystified. I even changed the coil. It made no difference at all. I've never had this problem before and I know it doesn't make any sense. After I clean the carb tomorrow, i'll post and let you know if the problem was gas or spark. OK-AL
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