Sorry if this has been covered before, I am brand new, and not very mechanically inclined.
I have a 1965 Ford 3000. 12V. 3 cylinder Gas.
I acquired the tractor as part of a land purchase so don't know much history, but it ran fine when I first bought the farm 3 years ago. After a while it would run for quite some time, and then seemed when it got too hot, it would just shut down and not start again. When I would come back the next week it would start right up and go to work again for an hour or so.
The first winter I had it, the starter went bad, battery died, and rats chewed through all 3 spark plug wires.
Got the spark plug wires replaced, got the starter repaired and put back on, the tractor started up, but then starter wouldn't disengage and the engine wouldn't shut off when I turned the key off. So I replaced the solenoid, that didn't help. Now I take the ignition wire off the solenoid after I start it and the tractor runs and starter shuts off.
Now to my REAL problem that I'm most stuck on. The other day I ran the tractor for a couple of hours with no problems. I chiseled, disc'd, etc. everything went fine.
Then the next weekend I came out and hooked the plow up. It was going okay in 1st gear on Low. Well then I got impatient and threw it into 2nd gear and as soon as I started plowing in 2nd gear it was like the load was too much for it, and it started sputtering/revving/sputtering/revving and then died. Sounded like it ran out of gas, but it didn't. I added more fuel to be sure, but no help.
So I let it sit for a week, went back out and it started right up, ran like a horse in 1st gear for about 5 mins, and then started sputtering/revving/sputtering/revving and died. It will immediately start right back up every time, but then it sounds like it's running out of fuel, the roars like it's okay again, then sputters, then recovers, then eventually dies.
As far as what ive done:
-Poured sea foam in the tank
-tried running with gas cap off
-checked air filter and it was clean (ran tractor with it entirely removed and no chance)
-removed sediment bowl and saw good consistent fuel flow.
Now I'm stuck. Can't figure out why the tractor would almost die and then catch itself and surge multiple times before finally stalling, and then start right back up and do the same thing.
I removed the carburetor and was planning to take it in to get rebuilt, but it's gonna be $100-150 and I don't even know if that's the problem?
Thanks for any help in advance.
I have a 1965 Ford 3000. 12V. 3 cylinder Gas.
I acquired the tractor as part of a land purchase so don't know much history, but it ran fine when I first bought the farm 3 years ago. After a while it would run for quite some time, and then seemed when it got too hot, it would just shut down and not start again. When I would come back the next week it would start right up and go to work again for an hour or so.
The first winter I had it, the starter went bad, battery died, and rats chewed through all 3 spark plug wires.
Got the spark plug wires replaced, got the starter repaired and put back on, the tractor started up, but then starter wouldn't disengage and the engine wouldn't shut off when I turned the key off. So I replaced the solenoid, that didn't help. Now I take the ignition wire off the solenoid after I start it and the tractor runs and starter shuts off.
Now to my REAL problem that I'm most stuck on. The other day I ran the tractor for a couple of hours with no problems. I chiseled, disc'd, etc. everything went fine.
Then the next weekend I came out and hooked the plow up. It was going okay in 1st gear on Low. Well then I got impatient and threw it into 2nd gear and as soon as I started plowing in 2nd gear it was like the load was too much for it, and it started sputtering/revving/sputtering/revving and then died. Sounded like it ran out of gas, but it didn't. I added more fuel to be sure, but no help.
So I let it sit for a week, went back out and it started right up, ran like a horse in 1st gear for about 5 mins, and then started sputtering/revving/sputtering/revving and died. It will immediately start right back up every time, but then it sounds like it's running out of fuel, the roars like it's okay again, then sputters, then recovers, then eventually dies.
As far as what ive done:
-Poured sea foam in the tank
-tried running with gas cap off
-checked air filter and it was clean (ran tractor with it entirely removed and no chance)
-removed sediment bowl and saw good consistent fuel flow.
Now I'm stuck. Can't figure out why the tractor would almost die and then catch itself and surge multiple times before finally stalling, and then start right back up and do the same thing.
I removed the carburetor and was planning to take it in to get rebuilt, but it's gonna be $100-150 and I don't even know if that's the problem?
Thanks for any help in advance.