Mreestwould
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First, Id like to thank any help given. Took my Ford 860 back to BushHog for 15 min the other evening. Ran over a rotted stump I didnt see. Didnt seem to do any damage but decided to take the rig up to the barn and start fresh in the morning. Next morning, I noticed the tractor was missing, backfiring, intermittent stalling, and not sounding like its usual self. It was 60 degrees so didnt the temp was a factor.
I decided to play with the carb and it didnt help at all. I then cleaned and rebuilt the carb. Also, checked compression and all 4 cylinders were between 130 & 140. Plugs are fairly new. They were black but figured that was from playing with the carb. Timing light showed all four wires were sending spark. Flushed the fuel line. Emptied the bowl.
Stumped on how it could change overnight like that. Only reason I can think of is that stump. Any other things I should check without tearing into the motor?
I decided to play with the carb and it didnt help at all. I then cleaned and rebuilt the carb. Also, checked compression and all 4 cylinders were between 130 & 140. Plugs are fairly new. They were black but figured that was from playing with the carb. Timing light showed all four wires were sending spark. Flushed the fuel line. Emptied the bowl.
Stumped on how it could change overnight like that. Only reason I can think of is that stump. Any other things I should check without tearing into the motor?