Re: IH Farmall 544 (gas)

Posted by BillyinStoughton on July 26, 2006 at 12:10:05 from (69.214.162.13):

In Reply to: IH Farmall 544 (gas) posted by J. Anderson on July 25, 2006 at 11:10:50:

Fought that same battle with our F-544 (gas) this spring. I think Allan is on the right track with the fuel though.

Mine did the exact same thing (three or four passes after running like a champ...and then it dies). Here's what I found: one nasty *ss fuel system. I neglected to really get into the fuel system because all of our equipment is well pretty maintained. But there are two filter screens on that tractor...one at the inlet to the sediment bulb, and the second at the inlet to the carburetor. Both of those screens were dirty, but not plugged. Further investigation into the fuel tank pointed us to the crud built up in the bottom of the tank right where the fuel line attaches.

So needles to say it was a thorough cleaning that cured the 544's woes...all this after I put points, condenser, and a coil in it. Even thought it might be the fuel safety shut off switch that mounts to the bottom of the carburetor.

I guess I should have practiced what I preached and did some diagnostic work before just changing out parts. A lot of times it's the simple things that are overlooked that create most of our headaches.

Good luck!

Billy

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