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Ok here is where I am at. I did find out the points will spark with distributor cap off. At least that is what Ive been told. I gaped points to spec, checked plug gaps,changed coil, had to adjust idle air screw it was off, had to adjust distributor position, and I treated the oil with head...

Ummm can anyone explain to me why my points are sparking with the distributor cap off?

That is what I thought. It is why the tune up kit failed. This entire time I have been chasing a carb issue.The question is why i have gotten years of service from this tractor until the mods failed.

This is the ballast resistor installed on this tractor. I do not recall ever seeing one like this, but it worked for a long time. One side is connected to the + side of the coil and the other lead drops to the alternator and connects into the charging wire going back to the positive terminal of...

Yes I am loosing the term loosely. Simple facts is the exhaust smells like raw fuel. For the 4 hours it ran with the new coil it was not like that. This tractor has seen mods through the years. The old guy I bought it from reconditions tractors and sells them. The resistor definitely may not be...

And we are back. New coil worked fine for 4 hours splitting wood. I went to haul a trailer load of wood to the house and she died. No fire from the coil. The new coil is hot. So now back to square 1.

Hello everyone I have an update. I changed the coil which did have fire and it solved the flooding issue. Thank God for an old cat that used to mechanic forklifts and his advice. The coil I replaced had less than 100 hours on it. I would say it really has never worked right. Ill chock that up to...

Hey everyone, I am at my wits end with my Satoh 550g. I'm loosing coolant, and she is flooding. If I get her to crank she it will idle for 90 seconds and flood. This tractor has served me well for 10 years. 2 years ago the accelerator pump went out, and it has not been right since. Then the...