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ArnieinChesterfieldVa · Sep 27, 2020

Hi all. My '55 60 has been running like a top ever since i did a complete tuneup back about 2 yrs. ago. I bushhog with it about once a month & it always starts immediately with choke on & slight throttle. Today i decided to wash the hood. Tractor started immediately so i could move it near a water hose. It never did get to full operating temperature before i shut it down to do the washing. During the wash i was very careful not to get water near the electronics, coil, etc. Anyway, when i went to fire it back up to put it away i thought maybe i still needed to choke it a little. I may have flooded it, not sure, but it didn't want to start. My question is when i try to start it again in the morning, should i apply choke or just leave the choke off alltogether? I know other times when i run it i get it to full operating temperature before i shut it down.....so if i restart right after that i use no choke whatsoever....& it fires right up. The only difference this time was it never got to full operating temp before i shut it down. I'm baffled. In the morning is it best to use the choke or leave it off alltogether.

Mike(NEOhio) · Sep 27, 2020

Should be OK either way but I'd let it roll over a few times without the choke. If it doesn't fire then give it some choke. With my A I usually go to half choke as soon as it pops.

tim s · Sep 28, 2020

They are all a bit different, mine start best with throttle back,,no choke..,

ArnieinChesterfieldVa · Sep 28, 2020

Thanks, Guys. I haven't tried it yet but i've been thinking of changing out the spark plugs anyway so before i try firing it up again i think i'll do that. I've been running the same plugs for about 2 yrs. now. I'll let you know how i make out.
Arnie

620 John · Sep 28, 2020

(quoted from post at 14:57:13 09/27/20) Hi all. My '55 60 has been running like a top ever since i did a complete tuneup back about 2 yrs. ago. I bushhog with it about once a month & it always starts immediately with choke on & slight throttle. Today i decided to wash the hood. Tractor started immediately so i could move it near a water hose. It never did get to full operating temperature before i shut it down to do the washing. During the wash i was very careful not to get water near the electronics, coil, etc. Anyway, when i went to fire it back up to put it away i thought maybe i still needed to choke it a little. I may have flooded it, not sure, but it didn't want to start. My question is when i try to start it again in the morning, should i apply choke or just leave the choke off alltogether? I know other times when i run it i get it to full operating temperature before i shut it down.....so if i restart right after that i use no choke whatsoever....& it fires right up. The only difference this time was it never got to full operating temp before i shut it down. I'm baffled. In the morning is it best to use the choke or leave it off alltogether.

Something that I learned by accident this summer was to play with the throttle while cranking the engine over. Leave the choke off. I do my best to reach down and grab the throttle linkage and bounce the throttle back and forth while cranking it over. Did this a couple of times on the 620's when they got flooded. Bouncing the throttle really helps get the B going anytime.

ArnieinChesterfieldVa · Sep 28, 2020

Ok, i used the suggestion of starting without any choke. He stumbled a bit so moved it to full choke, then half choke real quick cause he fired strong, left it there for about 10 seconds and OFF with the choke alltogether. I guess i was more paranoid that i should have been. Strange how the same model tractors can start so differently than another. Probably depends a lot on carburator settings, etc. Anyway, i'm a happy guy and got some bushhogging done. Thanks for the help !
Arnie

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