Posted by Andy Martin on April 23, 2019 at 11:25:10 from (209.213.149.60):
In Reply to: Carburetor Flooding posted by Mnethercutt on April 22, 2019 at 10:56:14:
One thing which has not been mentioned is the float could be dragging on the carburetor bowl. That won't just start like your problem did BUT if it had been apart and was bent and dragging when you put it back together it might run fine until the bowl is empty and the float falls and hangs up again, then it can't shut the valve.
Dripping out the carburetor drain hole will not also cause fuel to come out of the the gasket joint between the upper and lower. That can only come from too much gas coming through the needle valve.
Playing with the choke to get it to run means it's lean so the fuel jet is plugged. I suspect you have rust in the fuel tank. Contrary to other advice given here, I put inline fuel filters on all my gravity fed tractors and never have a problem with them. They do keep specks of dirt and rust from plugging the needle valve. You may have enough rust in your system that the needle keeps getting plugged by more rust after you clean it. That is also something which could occur after sitting for a while. I have been very successful installing an inline fuel filter, cleaning very well from filter to carburetor, and using the tractor. The sediment bowl pretty much catches all the visible dirt, the filter catches the little stuff that will make the needle leak. I generally don't have to ever change the inline filter, I keep the sediment bowl clean, and after the tractor is used the vibration and fuel sloshing cleans the tank.
My actual experience on a couple dozen old tractors.
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