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Old 08-01-2016, 08:18 PM
Mike McKown Mike McKown is offline
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Originally Posted by TexasTom View Post

They told me need to rebuilt engine

I pulled the spark plug and it looked really good
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Originally Posted by olds45512 View Post
Sound to me that the ignition module (aka magneto) is junk, you will have to remove the engine from the tractor and take the blower housing off the engine to replace it. It's an easy job but a bit time consuming.
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I did notice on the tiny tach when on the non firing side, I did see rpm briefly displayed, like maybe 400-600 during start and then it quit displaying as rpm increased.

If your magneto (or whatever you want to call it) isn't firing, I don't see how your plug could look anything but wet! Maybe it doesn't fire at higher rpm
bur fires at idle and cleans the plug?

As stated, it's not a big problem to pull the engine, pull the blower housing, clean out the mice nests, oil matted grass clippings and then change out your mag.

I don't know a sure way to check your ignition but I think I've read enough that that is your problem.
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