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[fonz3482]

coming along nice, and sounds great. Keep up the great work!

[antiquetractors]

Sounds Good
but where's your shroud???!!!!

I didn't want to put it all back together and it not work so I left it off,

[antiquetractors]

I surprised myself when I started it. It fired right up on the first pull, No starting fluid, just straight from the gas tank to the carb.

[Texas Deere and Horse]

Boy, it sure sounds good. I can't wait to see the rest of the restoration. Nice job !!

[ih674]

Glad to see it running again, sounds well. Ive just got mine running after fitting a large bore piston. Like yours mine makes that occasional 'pop' when running at high revs, ive tried all sorts of carb adjustment and cant stop it. Do you know what it is?

Thanks,
James

[antiquetractors]

Glad to see it running again, sounds well. Ive just got mine running after fitting a large bore piston. Like yours mine makes that occasional 'pop' when running at high revs, ive tried all sorts of carb adjustment and cant stop it. Do you know what it is?

Thanks,
James

Well I think what you are hearing are the hit and miss engines that were all around me. There were 3 running just a few feet from my tractor. The kohler runs perfectly.

As for yours it sounds like a coil issue. Did you replace any of the ignition system? I have a john deere 112 with a k301 that would pop and crack under load and high rpm. Once I replaced the coil it ran perfectly again.

edit- it really sounds to me like the early signs of a coil going bad, does it get worse as the engine gets hot or does it stay they same?

Edited by antiquetractors, August 13, 2012 - 07:33 AM.

[antiquetractors]

Boy, it sure sounds good. I can't wait to see the rest of the restoration. Nice job !!

Thanks. I think for a little while longer I will leave it the original petina. Once I paint it it's not original and for some reason I just like the original look for this tractor. Only time will tell lol

[ih674]

It is only a very faint pop. It has just has a new coil as i have changed it to battery ignition. I shall post a vid at some point. It isnt really worth worring about i dont think

[antiquetractors]

It is only a very faint pop. It has just has a new coil as i have changed it to battery ignition. I shall post a vid at some point. It isnt really worth worring about i dont think

A video would help. It's hard to diagnose a engine problem without hearing it first hand lol.
I hope you get it taken care of!

[antiquetractors]

It is only a very faint pop. It has just has a new coil as i have changed it to battery ignition. I shall post a vid at some point. It isnt really worth worring about i dont think

Ever get your engine running smoothly?

[antiquetractors]

Another little update.

I am still debating on whether or not I should repaint the tractor right now. I am really enjoying the natural look right now so I guess until that wears off I will leave it alone. The engine is still running strong and so there have been many nightly cruises.

[antiquetractors]

Does anyone know where I can get a replacement gas cap that fits and looks original? I have one of an old gas can but it doesn't fit right and leaks gas if I fill the tank to full. The original was unusable.

[Bolens 1000]

I havent found a suitable replacement. I think they may have been also used on some Clinton engines as well....

[bhts]

What is the part number and i will see if i have one.

[antiquetractors]

What is the part number and i will see if i have one.

Looks like its 1703130.