Hey all...thanks again for all the help and advice. Here's the update as of today: Starter wouldn't turn, so now we have installed a new starter, coil and solenoid as well as a new ignition wiring harness.
Good news: Tractor started! Bad news: Now running rough, lots of backfiring and needs choke on to keep running. Some graying white smoke coming from right side of engine at times. When we back off choke and increase throttle, tractor stalls. Have not tried to even shift tractor into gear since it won't stay running when we decrease choke and raise idle. Also, tractor keeps idling even after we turn key off.
Tractor was running well before we had starter/ignition problems.
We think we have everything wired up correctly but are not positive.
We have a 3 prong voltage regulator.
We just replaced the coil to distributor cap wire as of this morning and it didn't help. Also cleaned out the sediment bowl.
No kidding, we have learned more from this tractor than we could have imagined, BUT the manure spreader is getting darn full now and we really need it to run!
Photo of grandson who loves his Maggy Feguson as much as we do!
Good news: Tractor started! Bad news: Now running rough, lots of backfiring and needs choke on to keep running. Some graying white smoke coming from right side of engine at times. When we back off choke and increase throttle, tractor stalls. Have not tried to even shift tractor into gear since it won't stay running when we decrease choke and raise idle. Also, tractor keeps idling even after we turn key off.
Tractor was running well before we had starter/ignition problems.
We think we have everything wired up correctly but are not positive.
We have a 3 prong voltage regulator.
We just replaced the coil to distributor cap wire as of this morning and it didn't help. Also cleaned out the sediment bowl.
No kidding, we have learned more from this tractor than we could have imagined, BUT the manure spreader is getting darn full now and we really need it to run!
Photo of grandson who loves his Maggy Feguson as much as we do!
