Posted by Fixerupper on December 20, 2011 at 09:42:59 from (199.120.105.202):
Been using my neighbor's 656 gas utility for my cattle shed remodeling. It starts hard in cold weather and the neighbor said it's been that way awhile. Cranks fine, but no start-until I let up on the key and then it pops right off. This tells me there's low voltage to the coil while cranking. I have almost no experience with the 656 ignition arrangement so I have to ask some questions.
I pulled the side hood and took a look at the ignition. For starters, someone has put an electronic ignition in it but I'm not questioning that. The coil is 12v, as is stamped on the side of the coil and it appears to be a standard coil, not a flame thrower. There is also a ceramic resistor. The primary ignition wire comes out of the harness and to the resistor and then from the resistor to the coil. There is no shunt wire to shunt around the ceramic resistor for starting and I don't see one coming out of the harness. The harness appears to be origional factory and in good shape. I have the feeling there should be a shunt wire to the coil for starting but if there isn't one in the harness evedently there never was one. Should the external resistor be there with a 12V coil? Lots of questions.
As a side note, this tractor has a Westendorf TA 26 loader and it's about the handiest little loader tractor I've ever used. Wouldn't mind owning it. Jim
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