I have a quick diagnostic question for the experts.
My 1949 8N was experiencing poor performance at above 1/3 throttle for a few minutes and then died in the field. It refuses to start. I have checked for
spark...big nice blue sparks. Points look good. Brightened and tightened all the electrical connections anyway. Have checked for fuel, get nice fuel flow
to the carb at the metal fuel line end. At time of failure, was getting fuel out of the carb bowl drain.
Once electrical system was checked I pulled the carb and checked for debris, etc... Found considerable loose, dusty rust from old fuel system collected
in the bowl, so cleaned/replaced all the screens and sediment bowl as a precaution and cleaned the carb, replacing the gasket and sloshy sounding
float as a further precaution, since I had the parts on hand.
However, after reassembly, I am not getting any fuel to the carb bowl. Fuel still flows freely out of the fuel line end, but when the line is reconnected to
the carb no fuel flows into the bowl. Have I botched my 1/4? measure on the float, or is a passage likely clogged somewhere I missed and preventing air
from displacing to allow fuel into the carb?
My 1949 8N was experiencing poor performance at above 1/3 throttle for a few minutes and then died in the field. It refuses to start. I have checked for
spark...big nice blue sparks. Points look good. Brightened and tightened all the electrical connections anyway. Have checked for fuel, get nice fuel flow
to the carb at the metal fuel line end. At time of failure, was getting fuel out of the carb bowl drain.
Once electrical system was checked I pulled the carb and checked for debris, etc... Found considerable loose, dusty rust from old fuel system collected
in the bowl, so cleaned/replaced all the screens and sediment bowl as a precaution and cleaned the carb, replacing the gasket and sloshy sounding
float as a further precaution, since I had the parts on hand.
However, after reassembly, I am not getting any fuel to the carb bowl. Fuel still flows freely out of the fuel line end, but when the line is reconnected to
the carb no fuel flows into the bowl. Have I botched my 1/4? measure on the float, or is a passage likely clogged somewhere I missed and preventing air
from displacing to allow fuel into the carb?