Fuel line was clear (it's new line, but I put cleaner through it and blew air through to confirm) and the fuel flow out of the tank into the sediment bowl was good once I removed the fuel line from the carb. Then I found a problem. It may be THE problem.
At the elbow where the fuel line enters the carb, the screen on the end of the elbow was moderately gummed up. I cleaned it and got good fuel flow into the carb. Visual inspection with a probe light into the tank shows no rust, but my range of vision is pretty small.
Tomorrow I'll put it all together and try to run the tractor a bit, after I install a standpipe screen above the sediment bowl inlet. Might as well. I have one from a different sediment bowl assembly.
If the problem recurs it's back to considering other advice given: condenser and coil or other issues. The M ran great for two hours a week ago, then got parked with about a gallon of fresh gas in the tank. I burn only non-ethanol gas in all the machinery and small engines on our farm.
So for now I'm going to focus on the fuel system. Last week was the first time the machine was put under any load since the fall, when I began working on the tractor.
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