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Old 07-20-2025, 03:46 PM
NCDiesel NCDiesel is offline
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Ignore that last question. Starting shopping online after I posted that and did not realize/remember that many came with a bracket.

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Old 07-22-2025, 03:30 PM
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So condenser is fine, but I think the ground was bad. Ohms fluctuated sitting still. I’ll bet ohms were really dancing when throttling up. Will button up the breather and jumper the body to a better ground.

Why is the ground bad you ask?

The coil was bad at the start of the rebuild so I used a known good one and it’s been running on that. However, its diameter is marginally bigger and the clamp won’t collapse enough to to get both bolts through the coil bracket. Between new paint on the engine, sketchy bracket mount it’s just not getting consistent ground I think.

Which brings me to this. I’d like to keep this coil as backup and buy a new one for this tractor. How do I make sure to get one that works with my bracket?

Thanks in advance

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...I would do the obvious - check what the advertisers on this web forum have. That failing, then in my area (NY Finger Lakes) I would take the old coil to my local NAPA franchisee and ask to match it up. The Cub Cadet parts to an extent were straight out of the IH pats bins and many match to other automotive, industrial or agricultural parts. Another convenient match? Might well have that coil on the shelf at a "suburban farm" supply store near you (Tractor Supply and such)

See the link: https://www.stevenstractor.com/home/...-and-more.html

Watch the postage.

But yes I would check the advertisers on this site first.
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Old 08-04-2025, 10:16 PM
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Drum roll please: it was the condenser ground. Sorry for the delay but had to reassemble the breather and wait on the coil and do a couple of other things before I could test the theory and be able to drive it. Took it around the farm for about 30 minutes and did great. Had to dial in the carb a bit more but otherwise it just ran great.

Thanks all and especially Ol’ George.

PS: throttle cable broke out of the blue today. If it’s not one thing it’s another 😂 it does appear to be original so I guess it’s out of warranty

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