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

[CEE VILL]

I, for one, am proud of you. Dean.  I never did understand the folks who think an outside rebuild, or an inferior after market kit is necessary for the carb at the first sign of a misfire.

Charlie V.

> From: dean at vinsonfarm.net
> To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Date: Sun, 30 Aug 2009 23:20:55 -0400
> 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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