1872 Issues
 

Hello everyone and Thanks for a Great Site!

I am asking this for my brother who is the original owner of a 1872. He lives 3 hours from me and I can only ask for help by what he tells me over the phone, so please bear with me!

He tells me his tractor runs good till he puts his PTO in and then after several minutes it starts missing/breaking up then dies. After several minutes it starts and runs fine until he puts PTO back in and the same thing.

He just replaced front and rear seals and installed a new carb he purchased from I Fix Old Tractors. He said the plugs aren't new but maybe 2 years old. Fuel system has been replaced with new hose, new line filter, tank taken off and cleaned, valve removed and cleaned along with screen on the valve assembly. As I said, he is three hours away from me and I haven't seen or heard how it runs. Could this possibly be a Magneto issue or something else electrical? It reminds me by what he said of a bad Condenser which I remember having issues with years ago on my 982 with the 19.9 Onan, but since there is no condenser on this engine, I am lost! Any info will be Greatly Appriciated!

Bill

Sounds like a fuel related issue to me. Maybe some trash got into the new carb.

If it were a Magneto issue, the "cool down" process would take an hour or more.

I am leaning towards the fuel avenue too.

Thanks! I will be talking to him this week end and will see if I can get any more in depth info. He never said whether he put on a new fuel pump, so maybe that could be an issue if it's the original pump. Thanks Again and will keep you updated on any progress! Bill.