grant nelson
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Just a little followup. I took the carb into a mechanic and he did a rebuild. The float did not have any fuel in it. I replaced the carb but it still was flooding. I spoke with my brother and he suggested checking the air intake for dirt as that could restrict air and cause flooding. I removed the pre-cleaner and it was horribly dirty. The intake pipe also had about a 1/4 inch of gook on the inside which I cleaned. I put everything back together and it started great.
Good news about the carb rebuild is that the tractor ran so much better now, with more power and much smoother.
While I was at it, I bought a new seat. My dad found the old flip-over mounting and so I used that also. Then I put together a pre-heater for the intake by using some stove pipe around the muffler. Also wrapped foil insulation around the outside of the tractor to hold in a little more heat this winter.
It really runs nice now and starts on the first crank. I should also mention that my dad said he"d never touched the carb and he bought the tractor in 1961.
Thanks for all the help!!
Grant Nelson
Good news about the carb rebuild is that the tractor ran so much better now, with more power and much smoother.
While I was at it, I bought a new seat. My dad found the old flip-over mounting and so I used that also. Then I put together a pre-heater for the intake by using some stove pipe around the muffler. Also wrapped foil insulation around the outside of the tractor to hold in a little more heat this winter.
It really runs nice now and starts on the first crank. I should also mention that my dad said he"d never touched the carb and he bought the tractor in 1961.
Thanks for all the help!!
Grant Nelson
