Posted by Pycoed on December 02, 2007 at 13:49:48 from (86.161.98.247):
In Reply to: Get Me The Gun! posted by Mike (WA) on December 02, 2007 at 11:43:37:
Allan In NE said: (quoted from post at 21:54:00 12/02/07) Oh yeah, it's a brand new engine.
I think you're right. It's over fueling to beat the band.
Black smoke just rolls out of 'er at mid range rpms. Idles good and plenty of wide open power when it isn't missing.
Engine is a 301 out of an 806 and the plugs are carbon fouling is the only thing I can figure.
'Spose it's time for a carburetor. :>(
Allan
I've never worked on a petrol powered tractor (apart from my 4 Wheelhorses!), but lots of carburetted cars so it sounds like very rich mixture to me.
Is the air filter OK? Is there any blockage along the inlet tracts - rags, mouse nests, caps!?
If air filter clean & no blockages then it's probably a float stuck allowing the carb to flood. Could be a punctured float if its a hollow brass one - easy to cure with a blob of solder, once you've found the leak by immersing the float in hot water & see the stream of bubbles.
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