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scrapman
Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 5 murfreesboro tn |
2012-03-04 182638
just bought ym1500 zen-noh 2tr15-21-818 i think starter is bad so i pull start and it crank up.give throttle speed up black smoke put under load lose power fast black smoke. had a catalytic converter as a muffler so i cut it off. what should i look for "loss of power"
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auerbach
Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2168 West of Toronto Pics |
2012-03-04 182640
Before blaming the starter check the battery, cables, and your use of the decompression control.
A little black smoke at startup could be normal, indicating unburned fuel. Or blowby, maladjusted valves, or other things. I'd check the fuel and throttle systems first.
(It's a "YM1500." Zen-Noh is just the original owner, and all 1500s have the same 2-cyl engine.)
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greg_g
Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1816 Western Kentucky Pics |
2012-03-05 182642
Before you get into anything too complicated, remove the air filter. Start and run the tractor without the air filter temporarily. If the black smoke problem goes away, simply install a new/clean air filter.
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scrapman
Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 5 murfreesboro tn |
2012-03-05 182643
when i bought the tractor it did not have a air filter on it. ....
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scrapman
Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 5 murfreesboro tn |
2012-03-05 182644
i did notice ground cable loose will tighen starter will only turn over if decompression control is used will check the fuel filter. thanks for all info. all info is welcome ....
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winston1
Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 85 gilmer,texas75645 |
2012-03-05 182645
My 2002 has a kill cable. One time I left it partially pulled. The tractor cranked with black smoke and had no power. Yours may not have a kill cable. I wonder how long the tractor ran with a catalytic converter as a muffler. Was the converter seemingly stopped up? Any difference after removing it? ....
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scrapman
Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 5 murfreesboro tn |
2012-03-05 182649
after the catalytic converter was cut off there was no difference. but i did check the fuel bow and found water in bottom so i will get new filter thanks all and will let u all no the out come ....
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auerbach
Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 2168 West of Toronto Pics |
2012-03-05 182651
A little water in the bowl won't hurt -- that's what it's for -- but sounds like this machine was pretty beat up. So once the engine is running I'd change fluids, lube, and check all around. ....
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greg_g
Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 1816 Western Kentucky Pics |
2012-03-06 182652
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kthompson
Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5275 South Carolina Pics |
2012-03-09 182691
Also look for such as mice nest in the air system. ....
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