Dave H (MI)
Well-known Member
Decided to start a new thread on this. I have done a lot of this stuff before but it has been a while and I forget. This tractor would not start this Spring. It was not running great last fall. Plugs had a lot of carbon on them when I pulled them and were obviously very old so I replaced them and the points and condenser. Tractor did not seem to run quite right and would not idle. This carb is different than I am used to. I am used to the Cub-A carbs with linkage to the governor and choke. It is different enough that I haven't figured out what screw adjusts what and I do not know what model carb it is.
One thing I did find out in looking at it is that it has a cable going up to a red knob on the dash. The knob says something like "push to stop". This knob goes to the choke on the carb. The cable does not work in both directions so the tractor has been running choked all along. Guess that explains a LOT! I took a screwdriver and manually worked the choke back and the tractor idles now...just a little on the rough side. Sounds better overall. I would like to play with the idle a little. See can I smooth it out. Any tips to know which screw is which?
One thing I did find out in looking at it is that it has a cable going up to a red knob on the dash. The knob says something like "push to stop". This knob goes to the choke on the carb. The cable does not work in both directions so the tractor has been running choked all along. Guess that explains a LOT! I took a screwdriver and manually worked the choke back and the tractor idles now...just a little on the rough side. Sounds better overall. I would like to play with the idle a little. See can I smooth it out. Any tips to know which screw is which?