[Farmall] Super C Problem

[Bill Bruer]

Yes, it is actual steel wool, fairly coarse as Mike said.  The local TSC 
store carries it in the same area as the other tractor tune-up parts, 
already shaped into a "donut".  I don't remember if what they have is 
stainless.  What was in mine was certainly not - it was fairly rusted though 
I wouldn't have thought it was bad enough to cause problems.  Nor was it 
obviously dirty.  In any case, it is a cheap and easy piece of maintenance 
that helps to keep a clean & unrestricted airflow through the carb. 
Remember that the airflow is as necessary to the fuel feed as for 
combustion.

Bill

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff & Ginny Pomije" <vjpomije at bevcomm.net>
To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list" <farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 10:00 AM
Subject: Re: [Farmall] [Bulk (7.05) ] Re: Super C Problem


I have not checked the air cleaner yet.  Is it actual steel wool used as
the strainer?

On 8/25/2011 8:52 AM, Bill Bruer wrote:
> I have a Farmall 200, successor to the Super C, and really the same 
> tractor.
> It ran well in general but would hesitate on acceleration and sometimes 
> miss
> a bit at any speed for no apparent reason.  I got good fuel flow from the
> tank into the sediment bowl and at the carb.  I decided to replace the
> screen in the sediment bowl any way, then had trouble getting it to seal 
> up
> good so just replaced the entire sediment bowl assembly.
>
> At the same time I checked the air cleaner assembly.  The central tube was
> clear and I had the proper level of oil in the cup.  I needed to replace 
> the
> hose between the air cleaner housing and the carb so I removed the entire
> air assembly from the tractor to check the steel wool strainers inside. 
> The
> strainers didn't appear to be in bad shape but I went ahead and replaced
> them while I had it all off.
>
> I don't know which of these "fixes" did the trick but the tractor runs 
> very
> well now with no stumbling or missing under any circumstances.  Only took 
> 2
> trips to TSC and about $20.
>
> Bill Bruer
> Murfreesboro, TN
> bill_bru at bellsouth.net
>
>
>> From: Jeff&   Ginny Pomije
>> Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2011 9:53 PM
>> To: farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> Subject: Re: [Farmall] [Bulk (6.89) ] Re: [Bulk (7.09) ] Re: [Bulk
>> (7.09) ] Re: Super C Problem
>>
>> A few weeks ago I posted a question about my Super C sputtering.  I have
>> tried a number of things but am still having a problem.  Today I turned
>> off the fuel from the fuel tank to the sediment bowl.  I removed it and
>> cleaned it out.  I have a question.  When I turn the fuel flow back on,
>> should the fuel flow freely into the sediment bowl or drip slowly?  Mine
>> is dripping slowly.  I am wondering if it is blocked.
>>
>> Jeff Pomije
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