[AT] Case VAH won't run; carb issues /followup post

[charliehill]

Dean, if it needs full choke to run smoothly you probably still have a wee 
bit of trash or even water down in the main jet of the carb.

Glad you got it going!

Charlie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dean Vinson" <dean at vinsonfarm.net>
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Sent: Sunday, August 30, 2009 11:20 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] Case VAH won't run; carb issues /followup post


>> From: dean at vinsonfarm.net
>> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> Date: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 23:24:58 -0400
>> Subject: [AT] Case VAH won't run; carb issues
>>
>> I was up at my dad's farm last weekend and continued tinkering with the
>> old VAH.
>
> Okay, it's been two months since I was last up at the farm, but this past
> weekend I finally got the old Case running again.  As some of you had
> suggested it would be, working on the carburetor was pretty 
> straightforward.
> I took it off, carefully took it apart to the extent that I could with
> simple tools, wire-brushed some greenish scaly gunk out of the fuel bowl,
> and gave everything a general cleaning and inspection.  Blew compressed 
> air
> through all the open passages, put all the original parts back together, 
> put
> it back on the tractor, and it fired up at the first touch of the starter
> button.  Still needs some tinkering to get the adjustment right since it
> needs full choke to run smoothly, more than seems right, but I didn't have
> more time to work on it.  Dad is happy to be able to move the tractor 
> around
> now, and I'm happy it's not so much an obstacle for him anymore.
>
> Next trip I'll need to bring up a new sediment bowl... the one that's on
> there is fine but the valve leaks when closed.  And I should change the 
> oil.
> And work on that broken stop on the left front end that lets the wheel 
> turn
> too much perpendicular to the direction of travel.  And find a parts 
> tractor
> with a good PTO shaft.  And put in a new clutch...
>
> Dean Vinson
> Dayton, Ohio
> www.vinsonfarm.net
>
>
>
>
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