Tom in TN
Well-known Member
- Location
- Southern Middle Tennessee
I have a 1973 Ford 2000 3 cylinder gas tractor.
Engine was surging when I put tractor under heavy load, particularly when going uphill. It's been a long time since I did a tuneup, so I did
points, condenser, rotor, distributor cap, wires, plugs, coil, and timing. Starts okay but engine stalls when I try to idle it down below 1100 RPM.
At 1000 RPM it will run okay for about a minute then tries to stall. Governor opens throttle, and engine recovers for about a minute. Then engine
again tries to stall. Governor opens throttle and engine recovers, again for about a minute.
Any ideas? Carburetor problem? I'm stuck.
Tom in TN
Engine was surging when I put tractor under heavy load, particularly when going uphill. It's been a long time since I did a tuneup, so I did
points, condenser, rotor, distributor cap, wires, plugs, coil, and timing. Starts okay but engine stalls when I try to idle it down below 1100 RPM.
At 1000 RPM it will run okay for about a minute then tries to stall. Governor opens throttle, and engine recovers for about a minute. Then engine
again tries to stall. Governor opens throttle and engine recovers, again for about a minute.
Any ideas? Carburetor problem? I'm stuck.
Tom in TN