[Ford-ferguson] Ford 601 carb question

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I had a similar problem on my 8N until I replaced the tank with a new one. The cleanout of the old tank was not enough to avoid clogging the shutoff valve and the fuel line. I mistakenly tried to ignor the sediment in the bowl. Had I paid attention to that I would have saved new electrical parts and maybe a carb rebuild. Fortunately it was not a hot coil or some other phantom electrical problem. The tell tail for me was the coughing of the engine - not simply an abrupt shut down.

Good luck!

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From: Jack Massimino <btyler at provide.net> 

> Hi Folks, 
> I have a problem with my 601. I bought it last year in December (2005) it 
> ran great from then till around May. It would start and run and then under 
> load after it warmed up it would quit. It acted like it ran out of gas. I 
> made sure it had gas, checked the screen and pulled the plug out of the 
> bottom of the carb to make sure it had gas flow. I finally called the 
> dealer I bought it from and they came and got it. I was told it needed the 
> carb rebuilt. They brought it back and it did the same thing so back they 
> came. This time the head mechanic said the guy who rebuilt it did it wrong 
> and he re rebuilt it. He cleaned the gas tank and replaced the points and 
> condenser too. I got it back and it started doing good, Then a month 
> later it was right back to messing up again. I talked to my brother who is 
> a mechanic and has been all his life. He suggested I put a new coil with a 
> resistor built in, it was converted to 12V before I got it. I also got 
> some new points and condenser. I put all that in and it ran pretty 
> good. It has been running ok but every once in awhile it seems to "cough" 
> and then smooth out. Today I was out trying to plow snow. It would start 
> running rough and then stall. It also acted like it ran out of gas 
> again. It would smooth out and run and then act up again. It also seemed 
> to act like it ran out of gas when I would go up a slight incline. I am at 
> a loss. Any suggestions?? 
> 
> Jack in Michigan 
> 
> 
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