43 B handstart choke rod

Hello looking for some info on the choke rod for a handstart 43 B. The parts catalog doesn't have a part number for it and my tractor never had one. My questions are, should I have one and if so where does it come out? My dash only had a fuel control rod hole.

My choke adjuster looks like something should be attached to it. Any pictures or info is greatly appreciated
 
So does anything attach to this? Or is this the wrong adjuster?or did they just not make a new part during the war efforts and that's why it looks like it's missing?
 
Picture didn't upload on the other post
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Someone put an electric start carb. on there. Should be a model number on the opposite side so some can look it up and see what it is from.
 
You can make a choke rod out of 3/16, or 1/4" steel rod, and form it around the side of the hood. Bolt an "L" bracket on where the side bolt is in the dash and run the choke thru that............... But why do you need the choke up there when you are standing right beside the carburetor while cranking the engine.
 
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Take a look at the [b:654c4848f0]THROTTLE CONTROL[/b:654c4848f0] diagram below.

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Note parts 24, 25, and 26.

Take a look at the part descriptions below.

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Note that each part is "[i:654c4848f0](Used on Tractors equipped with Starting and Lighting)[/i:654c4848f0]".

If your tractor was hand start from the factory, then it will not have the choke parts shown above.

Hope this helps.
 
James Howell photo just above, is what yours should have. No rod hole for hand start. Yours has been changed or whole carb changed at some time. I just converted one back to hand start type for customer who had same problem and wanted it correct. For function, does't matter, for correctness the one above is correct.
 
Yep I've been looking at that and was wondering... just didn't want to assume that was the reason for me not finding it there. Thanks for the confirmation!
 
Well ain't a picture worth a thousand words! That explains so much. I wonder if my linkage was switched or my whole carb...

Thank you so much!
 
Awesome! Yeah I must've not seen his post earlier when I replied. I like to fix things to be historically accurate, so I'll try to see if my carb is corrrct or if the whole thing has been changed.
Do you happen to have the part # for that linkage, or a Link where to get one? Thanks!
 
Yeah I always wondered how that rod would've been helpful. But didn't know why there was a spot to attach linkage. But I've also read how there are certain ways to shut down and start up the ole letter series tractors...and choking them out is one of the suggested ways. Figured you'd do that while still sitting on the tractor. Oh well guess that was for a different tractor lol
 
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Your 43B came from the factory with a DLTX-34 carburetor.
 
The electric start chokes and the hand start chokes work opposite of each other so it can really mess with you if you own several of each type.
 
So found out the hard way my carb is a DLTX-34 so someone must've switched the choke rod out at some point. Once I got my tractor back together I started it up only to see fuel leaking out of the choke rod pin and throttle rod pin at the top... yes through both butterfly holes fuel was leaking. I struggled to find someone that had this kit in stock because our county fair is tomorrow and my sister is entering it as a 4H project. Yikes! Found a dealer an hour away so I made the drive thinking I had a failed gasket somewhere. In hindsight I think it was a stuck float. Anyway, after ruining the new paint job on the carb, it was put back together with new seals, and the tractor started with few issues. Now I just need to adjust the idle and load needles.
 

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