Posted by mkirsch on July 21, 2008 at 05:12:13 from (64.80.110.50):
In Reply to: Cub - 12v or 6v posted by Bus Driver on July 21, 2008 at 04:25:39:
A Cub should be startable and runnable for weeks on just a single battery charge. It shouldn't need charging just to start, especially on a 12V battery.
If it cranks over slow, take a look at your battery cables. Clean, bright and tight is the name of the game here.
If you crank and crank and crank and crank to get it started, try feathering in a little choke to get some fuel into the cylinders. That's what it's for. You should only need a brief blip of choke. A lot of people these days have gotten so used to fuel injection that they've forgotten how they used to have to go through all sorts of machinations to get their cars started a mere 25 years ago, and just expect to turn the key and go with these old tractors...
Generally when they run fine, it's a matter of starting technique or crusty battery cables.
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