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Mandy74 10-25-2012 07:07:37 108.86.113.225 Report to Moderator	Finally got my JD 50 idling!!! Orginal Message: I am hoping for some answers here. I am at a complete loss. I have bought a John Deere 50 about a month ago. When I bought it was told the carb was redone and needed to just be adjusted. So after many hours of adjusting the carb the tractor still would not idle. So sent my carb to poppin john and had it rebuilt. Got it back and still not difference the tractor will not idle. So after furter investigation found out that the distributor needed to be rebuilt. Sent that to poppin john also. Got it back after set the timing on the tractor still won"t idle. The timing on the high rpm is right at 20 the timing on the low rpm is right at 20 is that normal? So after reading the manual decided to adjust the gap at the tappets. Find out there was no gap at the tappets so adjusted that to .020 and the tractor still will not idle. I adjusted the trottle rod to 1/2 hole short. The tractor will not idle. Can you guys please offer any suggestions. After much advice from you guys on here and PopinJohn I took off the air cleaner soaked it in mineral spirits to clean the dirt out and reassembled with still same luck. So next step was to pull off the manifold. Once the mainfold was off it was almost obvious what the problem was not a good seal on the intake gasket. Ordered some new manifold gasket reassembled and sound wonderful. The tractor finally idles after 2 months of work. Just need to make some small adjustments to get the pop pop of the tractor. Thanks guys for you help!!! [Reply]   [No Email]
kerry50 10-25-2012 19:13:28 174.125.1.18 Report to Moderator	Re: JD 50 won't idle ****UPDATE****** in reply to Mandy74, 10-25-2012 07:07:37   Good to hear Mandy. Proud owner of my grandfathers 50. [Reply]  [No Email]
machinery-man 10-25-2012 11:59:15 98.93.72.12 Report to Moderator	Re: JD 50 won't idle ****UPDATE****** in reply to Mandy74, 10-25-2012 07:07:37   Who could figure, looks like previous used a used gasket, possibly a patch up job. Why would anyone even dare....I always use a feeler gauge when setting manifords back on and see that clearance is not excessive, hi low.....no need for this type work...pure half-A** shade treeing..... [Reply]  [No Email]
Mike M 10-25-2012 11:33:17 24.140.0.120 Report to Moderator	Re: JD 50 won't idle ****UPDATE****** in reply to Mandy74, 10-25-2012 07:07:37   Some of the simplist things can cause the most grief ! That gasket sure was goofed up. [Reply]  [No Email]
Badger08 10-25-2012 08:05:41 204.248.124.2 Report to Moderator	Re: JD 50 won't idle ****UPDATE****** in reply to Mandy74, 10-25-2012 07:07:37   Post some pictures of the tractor, I would love to see it....being a fellow 50 owner myself! Glad to hear she is up and running again! [Reply]  [No Email]