John Deere Gator nearly impossible to start. It's not a carb issue! Replace ignition coil

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A shop misdiagnosed this hard starting John Deere Gator and thought it was a carb issue. Supposedly some carb work was done and the issue still persisted. Through some tests I found the ignition coil was going bad and I replaced it. Now it starts with the bump of a key!

[@rogerpullin8997]

I really enjoyed the video, I have a few gators, one older one that acts a lot like that, I may look into replacing the coil when the weather warms up a bit. One thing that makes them much easier to work on is to remove the bed, two bolts and a pin at the lifting cylinder and it really opens up the work area, it does take two folks to lift, not too heavy. You gotta love a gator.

[@butler386]

Man that was quite a job. Terrible engineering. Glad it was you doing this and not me. Great job. Thanks for the videos.

[@rickbroerman9267]

Great job Casey!! What a nightmare 😮

[@philliphall5198]

Got one from jd dealer last year and it’s no fun changing it I see why they refused to fix it Back hurt for a week 😊

[@Uzztoob]

Sometimes old weak spark plugs will do the same thing. Especially in the two strokers

[@willwarro4054]

what did you come up with on compression. did it have the releases? ours tested at 75psi which I'm wondering if it has the releases. don't have a service manual to verify. ours is doing the same thing. i rebuilt carb still won't start right.

[@EllisMowersandmore]

I'm sure these have a compression release on them which makes doing a compression test hard. You may have an ignition coil issue too that acts like a fuel issue. If it still won't start when you spray starting fluid directly in the carb it's likely you have an ignition coil issue too.

[@whiskeysudsjackwagon8510]

hope this solves my problem🤞🤞🤞🤞👍

[@philliphall5198]

If you use a jump type tester it will show no spark at all Best way to check weak coils

[@Turningwrenches85]

I thought carburetor also until like you said wont start up when its warm/hot

[@EllisMowersandmore]

It tricked one of the local "professional" repair guys too!

[@chrisrhoads8256]

Sir I had a similar Gator I thought it was a carburetor fuel filters collapsed fuel line knew it was a screen in the muffler

[@EllisMowersandmore]

Great info and another thing to try, the spark tester proved on this one that it was an ignition coil.

[@GEisele0606]

How do you get the dump bed open if it does not start? I just got a 97 for free and trying to get access tot he engine.

[@EllisMowersandmore]

This one had an electric dump bed so it worked with the ignition switch on and didn't need the engine. Not sure if the 97 models are the same. I did a really old one a while back and I think I had to unbolt the bed but it was a manual lift.

[@GEisele0606]

Thank you I'll give that a try!

[@robertmailhos8159]

I need one of those machines

[@stellarproductions8888]

Buy a Jeep, it will last longer.

[@robertmailhos8159]

@@stellarproductions8888 okay but Year model of jeep is the best thing for the money 💰💰

[@jacobhumble6759]

jeeps are awful, espeacially anything newer with the 3.6...buy a gator@@stellarproductions8888

[@robbiepulliam1829]

Replace the coil pack I had the same problem and it's the coil pack

[@Mechanicturfgear]

Coil? Now I’ll watch the video lol . lol I can pull out the engine in 20 min I’ve replaced many crankcase gaskets on the 8 of them we have .( step and goes) golf

[@EllisMowersandmore]

It was a very unusual diagnosis but to this day still is running great with no issues. Just a pain to get to, pulling the engine might have been easier after all!

[@bethmotgomery2662]

💚💛

[@keithkilps8250]

What a pain that was. God trouble shooting, enjoyed

[@philliphall5198]

It’s terrible to change it out and some shops won’t fix it