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345 liquid cooled starting issues

#1

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mrfred54

what to look for, this tractor has begun starting very hard. have to crank for maybe 20 seconds or more. wait a few seconds and crank it some more and keep choking and shut the choke off and choke some more and if I get lucky it will fire up. if not I wait till next day and try again and hope I get it to start. once it starts it runs fine with no issues. has new plugs,air filter,gas filter. any suggestions???? thanks in advance


#2

Boudreaux In Eunice La.

Boudreaux In Eunice La.

If that's the same set up as one I worked on a while back you will have a screw in the bottom of the carb on the side. It's a drain valve. Empty the carb and check for water in the carb.


#3

TJR345

TJR345

How many hours on it.Week coil would cause hard start,do you have a good spark.The valve lash should be adjusted every 800 hours,this would cause hard starting also.


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