NEED help 2000 4 cylinder keeps stalling

[xsidewinder]

My son called me from Mich and said while plowing the driveway the tractor keeps stalling, runs for about 10 seconds stalls. We keep fresh gas with dry gas in it, I instructed him to pull the carb and disassemble and clean it. It was very dirty, he put it back together and he also cleaned the sediment bowl. The tractor still runs 10 seconds and stalls. Should we start with a carb kit? Before this happened it ran perfect. thanks

 

[awhtx]

It could be an ignition problem such as moisture under the distributor cap, bad condensor, bad key switch.

 

[JMOR]

(quoted from post at 12:02:46 02/07/11) It could be an ignition problem such as moisture under the distributor cap, bad condensor, bad key switch.

would be looking at electrical, too. Even if fuel line were so restricted that it took 24 hours to fill the carb bowl, then when started it would run for a minute or two on just a bowl full of gas...a lot more than 10 seconds.

 

[RodinNS]

Take the intake hose off the carb. Either get a spray bottle of gas or a can of ether and when it starts to stumble spray either the gas or ether into the carb intake. If it still quits you have an electrical problem. If it runs, you have a fuel problem...

Rod

 

[old]

That amount of time sounds more like ignition problem then it does carb problems. Things to check to find the problem is pull the carb drain plug and check for a steady flow of gas. Let it flow for a few minutes catching it so it can be looked at. If you have that steady flow then not likely to be carb. Then check for spark. You need a good blue/white spark that will jump a 1/4 inch gap or more

 

[souNdguy]

sounds like fuel starvation.. still.. check spark at time of death.

got stead fuel to and thru carb?

soundguy