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Old 03-23-2014, 10:53 PM
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Thank you both for your help, but how could the spark plug affect backfiring?
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Check your timing as suggested, but if you cleaned the points and it ran a while, then started acting up again, it's probably in the condenser. It is not working/grounded properly and the points are burning. File the points, ground the base of the condenser good, make sure the points AND the condenser are hooked up the (-) side of the coil. See if that doesn't fix it. If it runs for a while and quits again..... replace the points and condenser with new.
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Ok thank you for your response. So I had to relocate my coil to the frame. I left the condenser on the motor and the lead was long enough to reach the negative side of the coil. Could this be my backfiring and not starting problem?
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Old 03-24-2014, 10:51 AM
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Ok thank you for your response. So I had to relocate my coil to the frame. I left the condenser on the motor and the lead was long enough to reach the negative side of the coil. Could this be my backfiring and not starting problem?
You mean mounting the coil on the frame? NO. That doesn't matter. The condenser mounting just has to be attached to a good ground. Coil case needs nothing.
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Jonathan beat me to it. I too suspect the condenser may be the culprit. If I recall correctly if the condenser is not working properly your points will burn and cause a no start situation.
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Alright but that's not my problem. I have spark, it just won't fire just backfires out the carburetor.
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Alright but that's not my problem. I have spark, it just won't fire just backfires out the carburetor.
Then this sounds like a carb adjustment problem. Is your carb adjusted according to specs? 2 1/2 turns on low idle and 2 turns on high idle, I believe is correct for a 10hp k241 series.

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Alright but that's not my problem. I have spark, it just won't fire just backfires out the carburetor.
Still condenser. A bad condenser will still fire a plug.
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Going to pick up new plug, points and condenser today and check carb adjustments. Will let you guys know how it goes.
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I'm curious if you got your tractor started. I'm having a similar issue. I'm going to recheck the timing.
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