[Farmall] [Bulk (7.05) ] Re: Super C Problem

[Jeff & Ginny Pomije]

I took the oil pan off of the air intake.  I see the screen at the 
bottom.  I do not see any way of removing it.  How can I get to the 
'steel wool'?

Jeff

On 8/25/2011 11:07 AM, Bill Bruer wrote:
> 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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