Hi, My name is Lucas and I m a beginner mechanic, but I m learning the basics. I just joined the forum.
I am working on a 1973 gas Ford 3000 tractor. I ve had it for about a year and it s worked great until about 3 months ago. It would run great for about 5 minutes and then it would stall out. That s why I thought it was a fuel issue. However, when I cleaned out the carburetor which looked fine, the time it would run before stalling kept getting shorter. After it died, I would check the carb. and it still had fuel in the bowl which confused me. Now, it won t start at all.
So far, I have replaced the spark plugs, cleaned the air filter, cleaned the carburetor, put new points, condenser, rotor, and cap on the distributor, and hot wired the neutral safety switch (somebody thought it might be that.) Now when I try to start it, it blows black smoke out of the exhaust, sometime misfires, and turns the spark plugs a black color. If someone knows whether this sounds like an electrical or fuel issue, I am open for suggestions. Thanks.
I am working on a 1973 gas Ford 3000 tractor. I ve had it for about a year and it s worked great until about 3 months ago. It would run great for about 5 minutes and then it would stall out. That s why I thought it was a fuel issue. However, when I cleaned out the carburetor which looked fine, the time it would run before stalling kept getting shorter. After it died, I would check the carb. and it still had fuel in the bowl which confused me. Now, it won t start at all.
So far, I have replaced the spark plugs, cleaned the air filter, cleaned the carburetor, put new points, condenser, rotor, and cap on the distributor, and hot wired the neutral safety switch (somebody thought it might be that.) Now when I try to start it, it blows black smoke out of the exhaust, sometime misfires, and turns the spark plugs a black color. If someone knows whether this sounds like an electrical or fuel issue, I am open for suggestions. Thanks.