T030 stalling

Kevin Sypolt

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I have a 54 T030 that is having intermittent problems. It acts like it is starving for fuel or running out of gas. I have to full choke it to keep it running. It usually does this after warm but it actually acted this way once right after a cold start. Then, it seems to straighten out and run ok. In the last year the carb has been rebuilt, new plugs, points, rotor, coil and cap. Tractor always ran well but this started last year.

Any ideas?
 
Try your spark plug wires, I just had same problem, ended up being the rotor and the plug wires were corroded. If I had hair, I would have pulled it all out.
 
sounds like fuel pull the plug bottom of carb and make sure you have a steady stream of fuel. the fuel bowl inlet could be plugged rust and trash. I even took the fuel bowl off the tank to clean it really well,I then washed out the gas tank with methol hydrate to get it good and clean and remove any water. If you have a inline fuel filter make sure its works for gravity fed fuel systems good luck!
 
All three answers are likely to cause the issues your having but check the (brass elbow) the fuel line that threads in your carb. it may have a screen on the end that gets clogged
 
(quoted from post at 13:59:08 06/02/14) I have a 54 T030 that is having intermittent problems. It acts like it is starving for fuel or running out of gas. I have to full choke it to keep it running. It usually does this after warm but it actually acted this way once right after a cold start. Then, it seems to straighten out and run ok. In the last year the carb has been rebuilt, new plugs, points, rotor, coil and cap. Tractor always ran well but this started last year.

Any ideas?

Your problem may be different, but I had a similar experience. My TO30 would only run with full choke, especially when warm. Felt like it wasn't getting enough gas. Turned out it was a little piece of grit blocking one of the passages in the carb. I had the carb off and cleaned so many times I would have said it couldn't be the problem. But in desperation I tried one last time and heard a little plink as a piece of grit I never saw popped out from somewhere. Ran perfectly thereafter.
 
I"ve experienced the same thing several times and more than half traced back to various fuel blockages and the remainder were divided between condenser, dirty points, and loose coil connection. The fuel problem was usually trash blocking the tank valve but once was a blinded filter and the other seemed to be an air bubble between the valve and a dirty filter. Just evaluate thoughtfully and don"t jump to conclusions. The carburetor drain flow is the first thing I check. I use a gallon can to catch the flow because some times it will seem OK for the first quart or so and then slow down.
 
yes this all sounds like it may fix your problem. and keep in mind to make sure the intake is not leaking, to much air will make it act like the engine is not getting enough fuel a good test I to spray the intake area with carb cleaner and listen to the engine change rpm if it does you have a leak in the intake, it will pull that carb cleaner into the combustion chamber and change the sound of the engine. good luck
 
Something like that happened to me a while back:

http://forums.yesterdaystractors.com/viewtopic.php?t=1119282&highlight=hard+lesson

Turned out to be poor quality points.
 
Pulling the plug on carb to check for good flow. Guess what a full bowl of gas will look just like good flow. First drain then turn on fuel and check.Bet its the one inside the tank petcock.
 

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