Need some help.
I am not a mechanic. I know just enough to fix small things and often times end up making things worse when i troubleshoot things over my novice knowledge.
First question - Does anyone know anyone in Middle GA who can work on these type tractors?
I have a 1949 Farmal Cub that was restored in 2012.
Its nice to look at and has ran great since i got it from the restore shop until last fall.
This tractor belonged to my late father. The man who restored the tractor also passed away last year, so I no longer have anyone to give me any help.
Here is the issue:
Last fall the tractor started skipping and sputtering. The idle speed go up and down on its on....as if it was getting too much fuel.
Often times, after the tractor had warmed up, it would run well.
There were other times the tractor would stall out once in gear and the clutch was released.
I assumed i had bad gas or trash in the fuel system.
I drained and flushed the tank. I also cleaned the fuel bowl and replaced the fuel lines. I installed a new screen in the bowl and replaced the cork seal. I went one step further and installed a plastic filter screen in the bowl in addition to the screen.
I also cleaned the screen on the port where the fuel line screens into the carb.
I did not install a liner in the tank.
This did not help much.
A buddy took the carb apart and we discovered the idler tube was broken. We assumed this was the issue. We ordered a kit and rebuilt the carb.
the new carb actually made things worse. If the tractor runs at all now will only run for 10 to 20 seconds and it sounds very sick....lots of skipping and sputtering.
The carb is easily flooded and gas often times flows through the carb.....so we installed the original float back in the carb. It did not help.
I checked the spark plugs and they were gummed up pretty bad.
I replaced them and we are status quo.....getting the tractor to run more than 10 seconds is even harder.
I think we have a points or timing issue.
Suggestions?
I am not a mechanic. I know just enough to fix small things and often times end up making things worse when i troubleshoot things over my novice knowledge.
First question - Does anyone know anyone in Middle GA who can work on these type tractors?
I have a 1949 Farmal Cub that was restored in 2012.
Its nice to look at and has ran great since i got it from the restore shop until last fall.
This tractor belonged to my late father. The man who restored the tractor also passed away last year, so I no longer have anyone to give me any help.
Here is the issue:
Last fall the tractor started skipping and sputtering. The idle speed go up and down on its on....as if it was getting too much fuel.
Often times, after the tractor had warmed up, it would run well.
There were other times the tractor would stall out once in gear and the clutch was released.
I assumed i had bad gas or trash in the fuel system.
I drained and flushed the tank. I also cleaned the fuel bowl and replaced the fuel lines. I installed a new screen in the bowl and replaced the cork seal. I went one step further and installed a plastic filter screen in the bowl in addition to the screen.
I also cleaned the screen on the port where the fuel line screens into the carb.
I did not install a liner in the tank.
This did not help much.
A buddy took the carb apart and we discovered the idler tube was broken. We assumed this was the issue. We ordered a kit and rebuilt the carb.
the new carb actually made things worse. If the tractor runs at all now will only run for 10 to 20 seconds and it sounds very sick....lots of skipping and sputtering.
The carb is easily flooded and gas often times flows through the carb.....so we installed the original float back in the carb. It did not help.
I checked the spark plugs and they were gummed up pretty bad.
I replaced them and we are status quo.....getting the tractor to run more than 10 seconds is even harder.
I think we have a points or timing issue.
Suggestions?