Posted by wallacedw on November 23, 2008 at 15:38:38 from (204.96.146.173):
I hope the picture is good enough to see.
Looking at the picture you see the rearward plug (no.1) at the left and forward plug at the right (No.4) (as you look at the left side of the engine). One plug was a different kind completely.
The tractor has been acting seriously fuel starved. It won't run smoothly, very jerky, and doesn't seem to be going to full power. I can't figure out what I did to make it happen. I don't think I put any ethanol in it. I cleaned the fuel bowl, drained a bit from the bottom of the tank itself, replaced an inline fuel filter, and changed the oil. I also took the distributor cap off and sanded the rust off the rotor. This helped a little but not much.
I haven't figured it out. As far as the plugs. I read that a plug looking like the one on the left, with its deposits and all, is a sign it could be burning oil. So would that mean that cylinder is bad? What should I be thinking about when I look at these plugs? It ran great when I bought it a couple months ago.
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