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Originally Posted by Flatbedford
It always cranks. It just seems very lethargic. The wiring is a mess on this tractor. I plan to buy a new harness when things slow down at work. I'll be sure to clean all connections when I install the new wires. The points look fairly clean. I guess I could replace the plug and wire. How would the ignition components effect the cranking though? Do they suck up too much power due to higher resistance (as rusted/corroded/dirty connections would too) and slow down the starter?
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Yes, like a good tune-up on a vehicle, new plug wires, dist. cap, plugs, etc. attention to a clean, including insulated, electrical system makes a difference in the electrical current....think it's called the isothermal conductivity or something like that (??). For instance, if wires were cut and spliced, then soldered without being wrapped, then some of that electrical current is lost as it is passed down the line to make it's connection. Here's an analogy, it's like you are going to your local cub dealer to buy some hy-tran to help improve the performance of your cub, but you decide to stop at McD's and service your Big Mac attack. Then you head back out to the dealer and there's a very nice looking babe having car trouble along the side of the road, so you stop to help her out. Afterwards, you head back out to the cub dealer and see a Super GT along the side of the road and you stop to ask, "How much?". Then you head back out to get the hy-tran......and an hour later you get to the dealer and find it's too late and they are closed! That's like the electrical current on it's mission to starting your cub......only a little embellished with my stupid story. The insulation makes sure that it focuses on its mission of getting there as efficiently as possible, without any distractions.
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