Posted by Tony_Idaho on July 02, 2012 at 14:07:45 from (137.201.242.130):
OK, I will try and be as specific as possible on my issue.
I have had this tractor for the last 5 years and it has ran very strong, no backfires, purrs like a kitten. Well last week, I was not doing anything special with the tractor, was just moving implements around the pasture. The engine started to me like it was misfiring. Lost a bunch of power. The engine would almost die, then it would rev up a little and sputter. It would never die, just seemed very close to dying, before coming back to a little life. I checked the distributor, and scrapped the deposits on all four terminals, that seemed to help a little for about 10 min, then it started all over again. I removed the little plug that is above the carb, that goes to the intake, and a flame shot out and the engine sounded like crap, so I put the plug back in.
I thought that the cap was bad, so I replaced it, along with new cables, Coil (12v), rotor. I bought a new condenser, but have not replaced, as I don't see how that could be causing my issues.
It seems to idle much better than when it is under a load (baling), but it just does not run smoothly...
I also loosened the 2 bolts to holding the distributor, so I could adjust the timing (without a timing light...) I rotated it counter clockwise (if looking from the top of the distributor) and it really ran bad, so I rotated it the other way and it seemed to run smoother, I rotated about 1/2 inch, which seems like a very long distance to me. I was afraid to go any further. This seemed to help the most, but still lagging with power under a load.
Question: can the timing just get off so quickly, and if so, how?
Not sure what else would cause the lack of power, and inconsistent engine running.
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