Posted by BarnyardEngineering on January 16, 2018 at 04:57:30 from (173.186.244.244):
In Reply to: Carb Iceing? posted by Schneider on January 08, 2018 at 14:46:52:
Does applying partial or full choke allow the tractor to stay running?
You have the carburetor tuned for summer running, so it is likely too lean for the denser air in the cold, and there is no computerized fuel injection system to automatically compensate for the cold.
If so the frost on the outside of your carburetor is irrelevant. As old says, that's going to happen due to physics (see venturi effect).
This is why many gas tractors have the reputation of being "cold blooded." You have to play with the choke until they get warmed up, even after tuning them with a little richer mixture for the cold.
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