old gas gator stops when hot
Mike Arnold
Join Date: Posts: 1 |
2005-09-22 116785
We have an old 4x2 gas gator. For a couple of days, when it would get hot 10-15 minutes, engine dies and will not start. I replaced the fuel filter, changed the spark plug, changed the oil :-). Didn't help. I sprayed carb cleaner into the carburetor to see if it would start with that, and it didn't, so I figure this rules out a fuel problem.
Any ideas?
Thanks in advance,
Mike Arnold
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old gas gator stops when hot
kwschumm
Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 5764 NW Oregon Pics |
2005-09-22 116788
I'm confused, is it now not starting at all? Or is it still not starting when hot? If you're getting a healthy spark maybe it's time to rebuild the carburetor. I had a chipper die and not restart when hot and the carb float adjustment was way out of whack. ....
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old gas gator stops when hot
Mike Arnold
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2005-09-23 116794
It will start after waiting a while.
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kwschumm
Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 5764 NW Oregon Pics |
2005-09-23 116813
I don't know what engine is in that machine, but my approach would be first to check for a fat, healthy spark when it's hot and not starting. If no spark you probably have a failing ignition module. Do you smell a lot of gas when it's not starting? If ignition looks good I'd rebuild the carb and make sure the float is carefully adjusted. ....
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old gas gator stops when hot
Hawk45
Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 7 NY |
2009-05-02 162472
Coils act like that when they start to go bad.
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bluebm3w
Join Date: Mar 2010 Posts: 9 Mobile, AL |
2010-09-12 173990
I really think it is the ignition module. My gator would run until it got hot, then die and not start back until the engine has cooled. I replaced the ignition module and no more problems. Get yourself a new ignition module, install it with the factory insulator, and create another insulator out of a thin rubber sheet, kind of like a jar opener, and install it under the facotry insulator right next on th engine case. It will help dissapate the heat from getting the new module. ....
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gatoraider
Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 544 Maryland |
2010-09-13 173992
Blue, you hit the nail on the head with your diagnosis, but I'm betting he figured it out since the post was from September 2005. No worry, I've done it too......... ....
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