Hello I"m new to Ford Tractors and am having some problems--
I bought a Ford 860 last week and drove it home around 6 miles. It ran okay but sputtered occasionally. The next day I went out to start the tractor and it would start... but died whenever I put a load on the engine. I noticed gas flowing from the carb. I took apart the carb and cleaned it up and it ran fine for awhile and then sputtered and fuel poured from the carb again. Now I rebuilt the carb and the tractor will start for about 2 seconds then die...even with ether. Sometimes it will run for 30 seconds fully choked. I"m confident I rebuilt the carb properly. I"m beginning to think maybe it"s an ignition problem? It does have spark though. I"m beyond confused!
I bought a Ford 860 last week and drove it home around 6 miles. It ran okay but sputtered occasionally. The next day I went out to start the tractor and it would start... but died whenever I put a load on the engine. I noticed gas flowing from the carb. I took apart the carb and cleaned it up and it ran fine for awhile and then sputtered and fuel poured from the carb again. Now I rebuilt the carb and the tractor will start for about 2 seconds then die...even with ether. Sometimes it will run for 30 seconds fully choked. I"m confident I rebuilt the carb properly. I"m beginning to think maybe it"s an ignition problem? It does have spark though. I"m beyond confused!