MF35 runs OK then quits cont'd

I don't recall you saying whether or not your carb has a sediment bowl but there's a screen in the top of that which can get clogged up. (Maybe that's the screen at the "inlet fitting" that Gerald is talking about.)

Anyway, glad to hear the good news. I've posted the link, if you're interested, to my post on the Ford board when I finally found the culprit that was causing my 601's problem. Man, I was weeks getting to that point. Probably would still be looking if not for the help from the board. Mark/txblu and Matt in Va.: my heroes! :-)

~ja

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I respect your feelings.

Mark

And that's not the screen I meant. In most tractor Zenith and M-S carburetors there is a screen part of the thread adapter that adapts the flare to the carburetor casting. That screen eventually gets clogged with grunge and varnish. I saw one that wouldn't pass detectable air at 60 PSI. And the tractor it was on would only start and idle for a few seconds every half hour. Its the most pluggable part of the carburetor fuel inlet system that has only the float needle and seat.

Gerald J.

I wasn't sure where the sed. bowl is on the carb he's talking about. On the M-S carb on my Ford 601, the sed. bowl is attached directly to the carb. I.e., is at the carb end of the fuel line.

Guess there's lotsa possibilities. Important thing is that Rich knows he has an obstruction he needs to track down.

~ja

Also you may have some trash behind the seat that the needle valve rests in.

God luck.

Mark

Gerald J.