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Farmal 100 tuneup and carb rebuild

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John

07-28-2003 04:55:46




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Need your advice here guys. A couple of topics I need some help on.

I rebuilt my Zenith carb this weekend for my Farmall 100. This carb had just been rebuilt by a Case dealer six months ago, and was leaking fuel like a buckshot bucket. Tractor had no power, and idle was really rough. What a cobble job that dealer did: I found the float 1/2" too high with carb inverted (yes, you read that right) and the idle screw 6-1/2 turns out!!!! Other than that, everything looked fine!

Anyway, the machine started right up after I installed the rebuild kit and a new float, and ran pretty good at idle and intermediate speeds. But, it seems that I can't get the RPM's up to the point I used to be able to before the first carb rebuild, and I now have a high speed miss and a touch less power than I remember this machine having before the "tune-up." Machine has new plugs, wires, and points/condenser, but those were installed by the same dealer who "rebuilt" (read that: screwed up) my carb last time.

What do you guys suggest? Redo the points/condenser, or is it time for me to dig into governor adjustments. Or, should I just use it a while and see if this machine (which really isn't run frequently enough) sorts itself out on its own with more use (wishful thinking, but has worked for me before!)

By the way, this same dealer installed a new alternator (12V conversion was done by my father 15 years ago, and was working fine) and now the rig won't charge. Single wire alternator. Any advice on remedying that "repair?"

Any advice on any of these topics is greatly appreciated. I want to get this heirloom machine running swell so I can use it! Thanks

John

P.S. I'll save the comments on "If you want it done right, do it yourself" until after I get this rig running right. But until then, suffice it to say I'm not a happy camper with the cobble job I paid bug bucks for at this particular Case dealer! Won't be buying anything from him again. He's not touching this tractor!

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CNKS

07-28-2003 18:53:59




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 Re: Farmal 100 tuneup and carb rebuild in reply to John, 07-28-2003 04:55:46  
You should not have a govenor problem if the tractor ran ok before. I assume the dealer put the correct plugs and points in --should have that much sense. Your tractor probably has a distributer -- set the points at 0.020 with the rubbing block on the high side of the cam. If you happen to have a mag, the setting is 0.013. Set the plugs at 0.023-0.025. Make sure the timing is correct. As you know, with a gasoline engine, the main jet is fixed. If the carb is clean it should run ok, provided you have no mechanical problems. High speed "miss" could be a burned valve.

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rustyfarmall

07-28-2003 05:56:32




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 Re: Farmal 100 tuneup and carb rebuild in reply to John, 07-28-2003 04:55:46  
I don't have any insight on the particulars of a Farmall 100, but I think maybe the problem you encountered with the dealer was due to the fact that most of todays service technicians did not grow up with carburetors, or mechanical ignition systems, and they need to learn from scratch those things which are very familiar to those of us who grew up with it.
Have you noticed that they are not called mechanics any more?
My apologys if I offended anyone, it was not my intent.

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