Racinbob 11,938 #1 Posted May 27 Many of you followed along and offered much appreciated advice on the frustrations I was having with a 314H I purchased last year. Magnum 14 Frustration - Engines - RedSquare Wheel Horse Forum In the end I had it to a point where everything that felt could cause the issue had been addressed and I was ready to test it. But it was past the mowing season and I couldn't duplicate the exact conditions to give it a proper test. That is my wife mowing the back yard and warm weather. Circumstances were such this spring that we didn't have a chance to use it.....until this morning. It takes us about 4 hours to mow with two tractors. Here they sit waiting on their routine cleanup after the mowing. THE 314H PASSED!! It's the first time it has finished its job since we bought it. I'm 99.999% sure it was a faulty coil. I'll go ahead and put the stock muffler back on. If the issue comes back................well, I can say the 'test pipe' I had on the shelf did its job. It will take a while before I have the confidence I usually have for my Wheel Horses builds up but at least I now have the motivation to do a few things to it. I don't care for the hydro. A foot control would help a lot. I'll either find one or fabricate one myself. The steering wheel is too fat. I'd like to find one like I have on the 05. I did replace the original on it shortly after getting it in 09. I'm sure there's a few other things as well but at least the issue that was driving me nuts seems to be behind me. 2 7 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 23,168 #2 Posted May 27 3 hours ago, Racinbob said: Many of you followed along and offered much appreciated advice on the frustrations I was having with a 314H I purchased last year. THE 314H PASSED!! It's the first time it has finished its job since we bought it. I'm 99.999% sure it was a faulty coil. I’m like 1% sure it was the faulty coil mounting bracket, and the new bracket has cured your problem .. But seriously…congratulations! 1 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Racinbob 11,938 #3 Posted May 27 35 minutes ago, Sparky said: I’m like 1% sure it was the faulty coil mounting bracket, and the new bracket has cured your problem .. But seriously…congratulations! That absolutely had to be it! 1 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bill D 2,256 #5 Posted May 27 4 hours ago, Racinbob said: Many of you followed along and offered much appreciated advice on the frustrations I was having with a 314H I purchased last year. Magnum 14 Frustration - Engines - RedSquare Wheel Horse Forum In the end I had it to a point where everything that felt could cause the issue had been addressed and I was ready to test it. But it was past the mowing season and I couldn't duplicate the exact conditions to give it a proper test. That is my wife mowing the back yard and warm weather. Circumstances were such this spring that we didn't have a chance to use it.....until this morning. It takes us about 4 hours to mow with two tractors. Here they sit waiting on their routine cleanup after the mowing. THE 314H PASSED!! It's the first time it has finished its job since we bought it. I'm 99.999% sure it was a faulty coil. I'll go ahead and put the stock muffler back on. If the issue comes back................well, I can say the 'test pipe' I had on the shelf did its job. It will take a while before I have the confidence I usually have for my Wheel Horses builds up but at least I now have the motivation to do a few things to it. I don't care for the hydro. A foot control would help a lot. I'll either find one or fabricate one myself. The steering wheel is too fat. I'd like to find one like I have on the 05. I did replace the original on it shortly after getting it in 09. I'm sure there's a few other things as well but at least the issue that was driving me nuts seems to be behind me. I have a steering wheel and foot pedal kit. PM me if interested. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
