Cub cadet 1450
 

Hello, i have a 1450 cub thats been acting up on me.
I can run it for about an hour n then it quits, it would run after awhile then do the same thing,
I put in a new coil, wire, and relocated the coil under dash, it fired righ up and i used it to backblade my driveway for about an hour or so and it was running great, then it quit, just like i turned off the key. So i waited a couple hours and tried to start it again and nothing. I pulled the plug, check for spark, nothing. So i opened up the points, cleaned them up, rolled over and i have spark at points but still nothing at the plug.even tried a different plug wire. I noticed that when i turn the key on, the coil gets really hot to the touch and its not even running, i thought the old coil was getting hot from running it so thats why i changed it. It pretty much did the same thing as the old coil but now i lost spark at the plug.
Any ideas? I checked n doublechecked all wires.

Put a 12V test light on the points side of your coil and spin the engine over. What does the test light do?

Flashes on n off

If the coil is getting that hot I'd suspect it's junk.

What kind, brand name, & part number did you buy...??? :bigthink:

The brand is standard uc12, from auto parts store
I also replaced the condenser with new one.
This was the first time i used it since replacing both, only got a hour or so out of it.

That's an automotive coil without an internal resistor. You need a coil with an internal resistor of 3.8 to 4.2 ohms. Go to NAPA and get an IC64 coil or get the proper Kohler replacement.

Do i still use the condenser with the IC64?

Yes. Condensor Primeline (part # 7-01338)

These are the correct Ignition Coils.


Standard OEM....
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A Better Coil....

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