OK, a while back I posted asking questions about a Wico XB Distributor that was on a new to me late model B. The long and short of that was that I ditched the distributor in favor of a mag in the interests of getting the thing running. The tractor had some other issues so I said I would post back and update everyone when I got it running.
First issue was that the tractor had sat of nearly 2 decades and all the issues that went along with that. The carb was a DLTX 34 instead of a 67. The threads were eroded away so someone peened in a piece of metal under the nozzle and threaded it, then drilled a hole in the nut for a piece of all thread to come through so that a nut and a couple of washers held the big nut on. Carb was full of rust and the sediment bowl was too. I took the carb apart and drilled all the passages and BTW, I'm always astounded how easy the drill plugs some out when you use heat. The bowl was over filling so I ordered a new needle and seat and that cured that problem. Some new gaskets in other places on the carb and it was ready to go. We found that the gas supply wasn't good enough due to the sediment bowl assembly being totally rusted and gooed up. A quick trip to town to get a new one and then install it and it was time to try and start it.
We opted to pull start it because there is an issue with the battery. If fired up instantly, ran for a moment and then died. We put in new plugs and tried again. This time it started instantly too and with a few adjustments we had it running smoothly.
Since this tractor is co-owned with my son, we both hopped on for the maiden voyage. We went for a 3 mile ride and put it through its paces. We found some things that need some attention but SHE RUNS! And not too badly.
Next up is changing all the fluids, then to get the starter going and then get the charging system and lights working. But tonight we rest the rest of those who know we brought a tractor back to life that hadn't run since sometime in the 90's.
I love this hobby!
First issue was that the tractor had sat of nearly 2 decades and all the issues that went along with that. The carb was a DLTX 34 instead of a 67. The threads were eroded away so someone peened in a piece of metal under the nozzle and threaded it, then drilled a hole in the nut for a piece of all thread to come through so that a nut and a couple of washers held the big nut on. Carb was full of rust and the sediment bowl was too. I took the carb apart and drilled all the passages and BTW, I'm always astounded how easy the drill plugs some out when you use heat. The bowl was over filling so I ordered a new needle and seat and that cured that problem. Some new gaskets in other places on the carb and it was ready to go. We found that the gas supply wasn't good enough due to the sediment bowl assembly being totally rusted and gooed up. A quick trip to town to get a new one and then install it and it was time to try and start it.
We opted to pull start it because there is an issue with the battery. If fired up instantly, ran for a moment and then died. We put in new plugs and tried again. This time it started instantly too and with a few adjustments we had it running smoothly.
Since this tractor is co-owned with my son, we both hopped on for the maiden voyage. We went for a 3 mile ride and put it through its paces. We found some things that need some attention but SHE RUNS! And not too badly.
Next up is changing all the fluids, then to get the starter going and then get the charging system and lights working. But tonight we rest the rest of those who know we brought a tractor back to life that hadn't run since sometime in the 90's.
I love this hobby!