[mike hildebrand]

My Bolens has an intermittent spark issue. When it has spark to the plug it will start right up. Then it will lose the spark and is dead. Sometimes it will run for hrs.

 

[BOSMECH]

Check all you gound connections and clean and tighten if needed.

 

[BOSMECH]

By the way if you were close to Kent WA. (where I live) I would come give you a hand.

 

[Ray Martin]

Sounds like a bad ground or ign. switch, those SS units are either good or bad, my two cents.

 

[stevie p]

If the ignition switch is not grounding out the coil the accessable wiring is sound and your running out of ideas,you can check the wire coming out of the back of the stator below the SSI unit for chafing/cracks/ground. I had a G14 that gave me fits for a year intermittently no spark,missing died,restarted.I even changed the SSI a couple times always ran great after because I was moving the chafed wire while changing.Always died in the back forty too.Finally dead ground- was in the garden when it died too.Not the first thing I'd check but if you are running out of ideas in your troubleshooting-it happened to me! Later Steve!!

 

[mike hildebrand]

I've had this tractor for years and it has always given me problems. I let it sit for a month and the spark reappears(?) I have replaced the switch which was bad but the situation is still there. The wires look good and I see no chafing. I hate to spend the $180 for an ign system if it is not the issue. I now have a project for the bucket if I can get it going. I used to mow my whole yard with this machine until this problem showed up. I checked the coil when the spark is there and it looks good.

Bosmech, I do live close to you and appreciate your offer. Let me know if you can work something out.

Thanks,
Mike