[AT] Ford 860 - runs briefly

[Mike Sloane]

As others have mentioned, it sure sounds like something blocking the 
fuel outlet. I have had that problem with a leaf that fell into the tank 
on one tractor and also with the metal cap from a fuel can spout that a 
previous owner had dropped in to another's tank. The cap was very hard 
to spot because it was exactly the same color as the inside of the tank. 
These things move around and are hard to spot - a strong small 
"penlight" flashlight is probably your best bet.

Mike

Wolf Lahti wrote:
> The subject says it all... if you use some imagination ;)
> 
> My 1956 Ford 860 starts right up, runs a few minutes (sometimes less
> than a minute), then dies. Usualy starts again fine, runs a bit. dies.
> I go this this a few times, then it will run for maybe twenty minutes
> and then die and will not start again. Getting five acres mowed in
> twenty-minute spurts every day or so isn't terribly efficient.

> 

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