[AT] Tractor Question - 420 JD

[H. L. Staples]

Paul------Put some mineral oil in a spray bottle and apply oil to all the
intake gasket surfaces. If you have a leak you should see lots of smoke from
the exhaust. 
 
 
On 8/7/2008 9:32:03 PM, Paul Waugh (pwaugh at embarqmail.com) wrote: > Thanks
for the replies. It is good to know that at least it is the right > > one. I
have cleaned with carb cleaner and blown out several times over > the > 15
years I have owned it.. I took it to the place that Dennis Polk uses, > and
> had it boiled and new jets, still same thing. I had heard of the place in
> > IA and was thinking of trying them. About a vacuum leak, I did a ring
job > 2 > years ago, and used all new gaskets, so it should not be leaking
air. I > did > use the same manifold, so if it is wrapped, then I would have
the same > > problem. > > I will keep plugging away, thanks again > > Paul
in IN > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Dean Van Peursem" <deanvp at att
net> > To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'" > <at at lists
antique-tractor.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2008 8:30 PM > Subject:
Re: [AT] Tractor Question - 420 JD > > > > Paul, > > > > It sounds like one
of the carburetors internal passages is still blocked. > > > Looks > > like
it has the correct carburetor on it. See info below. I would > > recommend
the > > following place to get your carburetor properly cleaned out. Roberts
> > Carburetor > > Repair in Spencer, IA. They live test the carburetor on a
running > engine > > after > > they work on it to make sure it is right. > >
> > https://robertscarbrepair.com/Default.asp > > > > JD 420 Carburetor info
> > > > Ser # Range Carburetor # Fuel type > > > > 80001 - 113755
Marvel-Schebler TSX-641 Gasoline > > 113756 and up Marvel-Schebler TSX-688
Gasoline > > 80001 and up Marvel-Schebler TSX-678 Gasoline > > 80001 and up
Marvel-Schebler TSX-689 Replaces TSX-678 > > 125001 and up Marvel-Schebler
TSG-80.5 LP-Gas > > > > > > Dean Van Peursem > > Snohomish, WA > > > > If we
take the time to count our blessings we > don'
H. L. Staples
McLoud, Oklahoma
USA