Mac AR
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Hey guys,
Been having a problem with the 51 B running rough lately. I figured points needed replacing. Sure enough, burnt pretty good so I replaced them and gapped to .20 (delco distributor). Put new AC C87 plugs in at the same time. Fast forward about a month. Been using it lightly, hauling produce out of the garden and pulling the sprayer. Not hard work at all. Starts running rough again. Check points and they're pretty black. Plugs fouled out with dry black soot. So, I'm thinking I'll replace the points and plugs again, but I'm going to put some new wires and a new cap on also. My question is, what would cause this? I haven't ever been into the carb on this tractor so that could be causing some of the problem, but still don't explain the points burning so fast. The coil is one that requires a resistor. Resistor is good, by the way. Could the coil be going bad? Could the condenser be going bad and causing too much voltage to hit the points? I'm kinda at a loss as to what to do here. I would appreciate any advice anyone has.
Mac
Been having a problem with the 51 B running rough lately. I figured points needed replacing. Sure enough, burnt pretty good so I replaced them and gapped to .20 (delco distributor). Put new AC C87 plugs in at the same time. Fast forward about a month. Been using it lightly, hauling produce out of the garden and pulling the sprayer. Not hard work at all. Starts running rough again. Check points and they're pretty black. Plugs fouled out with dry black soot. So, I'm thinking I'll replace the points and plugs again, but I'm going to put some new wires and a new cap on also. My question is, what would cause this? I haven't ever been into the carb on this tractor so that could be causing some of the problem, but still don't explain the points burning so fast. The coil is one that requires a resistor. Resistor is good, by the way. Could the coil be going bad? Could the condenser be going bad and causing too much voltage to hit the points? I'm kinda at a loss as to what to do here. I would appreciate any advice anyone has.
Mac