tractorsam
Well-known Member
I am working on a Farmall 300 which I have had for a couple of years. Sometimes it works ok, other times not so much. It had been giving me issues again lately so I?ve given it some overdue TLC. It had electronic ignition and I?ve put a distributor (recent aftermarket replacement by the look of it) from another 300 in it. I set the timing by ear. I?ve adjusted the valves to 0.020? cold. I found the ignition resistor to be faulty (no idea how it was firing at all with that bad) and replaced it. I also got rid of the inline fuel filter and installed a new sediment bowl (which I?m battling leaks on). I also stripped and cleaned the carb. It now starts much better and pulls well but I get a lot of black smoke at idle. Removing the air intake pipe makes no difference, adjusting the idle air screw makes small differences but removing it entirely makes it idle great. I?m thinking I must still have a plugged passage somewhere? Is there anywhere sells a decent carb kit these days? Thanks, Sam