[Farmall] Super C Problem

[Jeff & Ginny Pomije]

I will check this tomorrow.

Jeff

On 8/2/2011 7:51 PM, Charlie V wrote:
> One other thought, and you can check this yourself.  After you
> disconnect the line from the carburetor, remove the fitting from the
> carburetor that the line threads onto.  You might find a very fine
> filter screen soldered into the inner end of that fitting.  If
> clogged, this little filter can cause a problem like you describe.  I
> do not know if IH used these screens, but not difficult to check it
> out.  I do know Fords of that same vintage did have them.  I have been
> fooled by a clog there for a while once or twice, and I knew about
> them.  I felt a little sheepish after taking the carb off and cleaning
> only to eventually find it was the filter screen creating the fuel
> shortage.
>
> Charlie V.
>
> On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 8:02 PM, Charlie Zuercher<cez017 at yahoo.com>  wrote:
>> I had the same issues with our 57 350U this year, had the carb fully cleaned and rebuilt by a mechanic, and it now runs beautifully - no other work was done to the tractor.
>>
>> Charlie
>> Wisconsin
>>
>> --- On Tue, 8/2/11, Mike Sloane<mikesloane at verizon.net>  wrote:
>>
>>> From: Mike Sloane<mikesloane at verizon.net>
>>> Subject: Re: [Farmall] Super C Problem
>>> To: "Farmall/IHC mailing list"<farmall at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>> Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2011, 5:01 PM
>>> There are a lot of things that could
>>> go wrong and result in that kind of
>>> problem. One of them is a failing ignition coil. I am sure
>>> others will
>>> come up with more ideas.
>>>
>>> When you say the carburetor has been "gone over", does that
>>> mean a
>>> complete disassembly, soaked in a tank of carburetor
>>> cleaner, all
>>> passages reamed, and re-assembled with new parts? It seems
>>> that, unless
>>> you do that these days, the stuff they are selling for
>>> gasoline will
>>> cause all kinds of crud to form in the small passages/jets.
>>> (been there,
>>> done that)
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>> On 8/2/2011 6:42 PM, Jeff&  Ginny Pomije wrote:
>>>> I have a Super C that I have been having a problem
>>> with for a couple
>>>> years now.  It used to happen every great now and
>>> then, but now is
>>>> becoming more frequent.  I'll start the tractor
>>> and go to work cutting
>>>> hay, etc. and it runs fine.  After a while it
>>> starts to sputter.  I used
>>>> to be able to rev up the engine and it would quit for
>>> a while.  More
>>>> recently revving the engine does not help.  I
>>> have to choke the engine
>>>> about half way out to get it to quit.  After
>>> awhile I may or may not be
>>>> able to push the choke back in.  Lately choking
>>> is having less and less
>>>> affect.
>>>>
>>>> I have had the tractor looked at by two different
>>> mechanics over the
>>>> past couple years.  They cannot find anything
>>> wrong...the problem never
>>>> happens when they are looking it over.  If I
>>> remove the fuel line from
>>>> the carburetor, fuel runs out of the line.  So,
>>> no fuel problem at that
>>>> point.  The carburetor has been gone over.
>>> I'm not much of a mechanic,
>>>> but I am looking for things to try.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Jeff Pomije
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