HS1132 Runs 10 sec then quits, ignition coil replacement *SOLVED*
Hi All.
How do I get at the ignition coil? Remove larger housing closer to engine while leaving recoil starter attached? Any hard to figure out areas? Business card coil gap? Any ideas what causes 10 seconds of normal sounding runtime, then puttering out?
Year 2002 machine always started on 1-2 pulls in my slightly warm unheated garage under. Suddenly it took many pulls, wrong choke and speed setting for starting, and it would run rough for 5 seconds.
I replaced the carb. Now it runs nice for 10 seconds and dies. It will not restart unless I wait a while. It seems to run smooth and respond to controls. I thought fuel line bad because leaked for a while years ago but then leak disappeared so changed that. I cut off the filter end of the tank filter, as blowing or sucking on it seemed to take a lot of pressure at first, but then it would relax and seem to flow smoothly. Fuel did drain from carb at the rate I remember from new. Carb drains faster than I would think it burns fuel. Super regret that idea, now have to worry about clogging carb, but carb only cost 1.25 plowman visit, but will replace soon. I didn't have a new one to try before this storm.
Is it possible the ignition coil would work briefly then need resting period to recover? Since runs smooth for 10 seconds, I did not pull plug. Worried about messing it up worse. Machine has 60 storms on it, 30-60 minutes each, very few 60's. I'm thinking of replacing the ignition coil next. How do I get to it? Can I just pull off the deeper larger housing (perhaps fan shroud) without removing recoil housing? Gap measurement? Any issue reconnecting plug cap or other wires? Seems like one wire goes to other side of machine. Do I have to remove carb again to route wires?
Lots of snow in Billerica today. Thanks for any help. I cannot find a total machine diagram online, only detail views. Malcolm
It was the sparkplug, many thanks to bombidude. I don't regret replacing the carb, definitely runs smoother and sound very uniform. Moral - Try easy things first. I didn't think a plug would fail in this manner.
Hi All.
How do I get at the ignition coil? Remove larger housing closer to engine while leaving recoil starter attached? Any hard to figure out areas? Business card coil gap? Any ideas what causes 10 seconds of normal sounding runtime, then puttering out?
Year 2002 machine always started on 1-2 pulls in my slightly warm unheated garage under. Suddenly it took many pulls, wrong choke and speed setting for starting, and it would run rough for 5 seconds.
I replaced the carb. Now it runs nice for 10 seconds and dies. It will not restart unless I wait a while. It seems to run smooth and respond to controls. I thought fuel line bad because leaked for a while years ago but then leak disappeared so changed that. I cut off the filter end of the tank filter, as blowing or sucking on it seemed to take a lot of pressure at first, but then it would relax and seem to flow smoothly. Fuel did drain from carb at the rate I remember from new. Carb drains faster than I would think it burns fuel. Super regret that idea, now have to worry about clogging carb, but carb only cost 1.25 plowman visit, but will replace soon. I didn't have a new one to try before this storm.
Is it possible the ignition coil would work briefly then need resting period to recover? Since runs smooth for 10 seconds, I did not pull plug. Worried about messing it up worse. Machine has 60 storms on it, 30-60 minutes each, very few 60's. I'm thinking of replacing the ignition coil next. How do I get to it? Can I just pull off the deeper larger housing (perhaps fan shroud) without removing recoil housing? Gap measurement? Any issue reconnecting plug cap or other wires? Seems like one wire goes to other side of machine. Do I have to remove carb again to route wires?
Lots of snow in Billerica today. Thanks for any help. I cannot find a total machine diagram online, only detail views. Malcolm
It was the sparkplug, many thanks to bombidude. I don't regret replacing the carb, definitely runs smoother and sound very uniform. Moral - Try easy things first. I didn't think a plug would fail in this manner.