[AT] Seeking Choke Return Spring Ferguson TO-20 Follow On

[Steve W.]

SZakaluk at aol.com wrote:
> Seeking Choke Return Spring  Ferguson TO-20 Follow On
>  
> I very much appreciate the  comments I received to my post last week asking 
> for help on identifying and  obtaining a Choke return spring for my 1951  
> Ferguson.
>  
> Unfortunately, when I finally  did a detailed inspection, I find it has a 
> Carter UT 0-985 (top marked 0-834)  carb, tag numbers are 24189  D6  2, not 
> the original Marvel-Schebler  TSX361.
>  
> It's run fine with the Carter  at least since 1990 when I bought the 
> tractor.
>  
> The spring fits on the shaft  where the manual choke shaft connects to the 
> carb, and looks like it has four  turns.
>  
> I've asked McDonald Carbs for  help, but thought this august group might 
> have further ideas.  Perhaps I  could just take a common hardware coil spring, 
> and connect it to the choke shaft  to maintain tension? I hate to pull the 
> carb when it's working OK otherwise, and  my Wagner WM-3 loader makes access 
> in this area  difficult.
>  
> Appreciate any  assistance.
>  
> Steve  Zakaluk 

If you're not going for looks but a functional item I don't see what a 
spring connected to the linkage and hooked so it pulls the choke open 
wouldn't be just fine.

-- 
Steve W.