'52 8N will idle but not move -- help!

Just got Grandpa's 52 8N, which will start and idle, but if I put it in gear it will die. There is a leak between the exhaust pipe and the manifold, but I don't know if that is my trouble. Any ideas?

Thanks

Ed Creegan

new 8N owner

There are 3 possible reasons why you can't get the tractor to move and the engine dies.

1) you do know that you have to give the engine some throttle before you let up on the clutch, don't you?

2) the governor won't take up the load and it dies.

3) the tranny is stuck in 2 gears and is locked up. You have to remove the tranny shifter cover to inspect the shifting forks. Thats tranny talk for the stuff that moves the gears back and forth.

4) there is always the possiblility of a bad clutch, since your description is somewhat vague, its hard to say.

Recommend you get an I&T FO-4 manual, $29 cheap, it will answer a lot of your questions if you read it..... ....respectfully, Dell

Also, check all 3 fuel screens: in gas tank, in fuel cutoff assembly, and in the fuel line elbow attached to your carb.

After above is checked/fixed, if still not run under load report back.