[Kwiknred]

Hi guys,
I have a 318 with a P218 engine, after running for about 20-30 minutes, if I go downhill with the mower pto on the engine with start to cut out bad and sometimes die.... it only does it warm, pto on, and pointing downhill (sometimes turning hard and fast)... fuel lines are replaced, pto is new, seat switch is bypassed, pto is direct wired to switch and battery, and I have tried a jumper wire to the coil to bypass the TDM, still does it... also the cylinder head temp (according to my laser temp gun) is at about 310F.. not sure if that is a problem

 

[Jd318_mazz]

Chris - With your electrical wiring sort of out of wack (not to factory specs), I would make an effort to put things back in order the way the system was designed. You may have too much load on some of the components, causing a current drop to the ignition system. But that's only a guess. - Dave

 

[vinnie110]

You may have a carburator float problem or dirt in the carburator since it seems to be position sensitive

 

[Kwiknred]

does anybody know the float height setting, I have tried to move it up and down a couple of times, didn't seem to make a difference
also, I have performed load/draw testes on most of the electrical components.. they are all within spec....
this one really has me puzzled