ridgeandvalley
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Ford 960. Been a pretty reliable tractor the 3 years I've had it. Parked it a couple of weeks ago. Throttled down before shutting it off as I always do. Was going to move a piece of equipment yesterday evening and it roared to life full out throttle. Really roaring. I moved the throttle back and forth and nothing changed. Shut it down fast as I didn't want to ruin anything. Grabbed the old 8n and got my hay wagon moved, and by then it was dark, so I didn't mess with the 960 to figure out what was going on. Today I had a neighbor stop by who's pretty handy with old tractors with. Used to work as a mechanic at a NH dealer. He was dropping off a part for my haybine, and didn't have time to tear into anything, but he had me start it, and he was moving the linkage by hand and it didn't make any difference. He thought it was something internal in the carb. Said there's a "butterfly" in there that's held by 2 brass screws and he's seen where the screws break off. Before I pull the carb and open it up, does that sound like a good explanation for what's happening? I've had the carburetor off my 8n numerous times, but haven't had to do anything with the 960. Other than size, is there anything significantly different?