[AJD] Bad tractor day

[LeRoy Price]

Figured I'd start the tractor today and let them run, this weekend is the local show.  The JD 40S started right up but the JD 40W just wouldn't.  I have been smelling gas near it and saw the reason for it.  Seems the carb was leaking all down on my nice paint job or should I say what use to be a nice paint job.  Peeled it right off.  So I started tinkering.

First, why is the carb leaking?  Well, I went and took it off (of course I didn't shut the gas off but that shouldn't matter).  I found a jury rigged float in it, the nice little metal float was gone.  So I figured it wasn't shuting off right so I took the float out of my other JD 40 and gave it another shot.  The leakage was better only out of the load needle and not everywhere else.  

I checked the plugs and electric side getting nice sparks.  Good suction from a recent overhaul. Tried a couple of other things and by that time the first battery gave up.

With the next battery I tried the carb off of the 40S, same thing.  Pulled the plugs and cleaned them.  Tested the spark to each again and tried again.  The battery was spinning it good and nothing.  Didn't even try to kick over.  Now I had this running 3 weeks ago without issue and that was beginning to bug me.  Well, I burned up Battery number 2.

Insert battery number 3.  Tried a series of things again.  Tried wires off the 40S still nothing.  To make a long story short I burned up the thrid battery.

Now I'm wondering if maybe the leak was going on for a long time and the gas level was too low but the bowl was filling up, should have tried to kick over.  I know that from a previous low gas issue that adding more made the difference.

Ok, guys I give, I need some suggestions.  More Gas in the tank?

LeRoy

Incompetence: When you earnestly believe you can compensate for lack of skill by doubling your efforts, there's no end to what you can't do.