[AT] More engine issues

[Cecil Bearden]

I recently had a 6 cyl ford industrial that would barely run and the choke 
would kill it immediately.  The intake filter had a dirt dauber nest in it 
and it dropped into the carburetor intake and really screwed up things.  We 
eventually had to pull the engine where it was to get the manifold off.  It 
was in a Bros Broom for highway sweeping...

Cecil in OKla
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ben Wagner" <supera1948 at gmail.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 10:45 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] More engine issues


> Good point!  I don't think I've got insect nests in the muffler since I 
> just
> cleaned it out and the tractor is garage kept, but I do have the exhaust
> lift mounted on the tractor.  Perhaps that could restrict the exhaust.
>
> What are the symptoms of a tractor with restricted exhaust?
>
> Ben Wagner
>
> On Thu, Jul 14, 2011 at 11:14 AM, Bo Hinch <bohinch at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Don't know where you live but in S/W Louisiana the FIRST thing I would 
>> look
>> for would be a mudd-dobber nest in the muffler restricting the exhaust
>> after
>> a short time of running , and when it quits running or is shut off , the
>> clump of dirt falls to the bottom and runs great after restarting ( for a
>> short while ) .
>>
>> Bo Hinch in S/W La.
>>
>> On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Ben Wagner <supera1948 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi everyone,
>> >
>> > My 1945 Farmall A has recently had a coat of paint, and I started it up
>> > again about a week ago.  It was running great when I was using it this
>> > winter.  The day I started it up, it stalled when I tried 1st gear down 
>> > a
>> > hill.  I assumed it was because I hadn't run it in about a month, and
>> after
>> > I ran it for a few minutes it seemed to work fine.
>> >
>> > Today, I had it out and was running it for almost a quarter of an hour.
>> > Everything was working fine, until I tried road gear.  It stalled again
>> > going up a slight hill, and I could barely limp it back in 1st.  It has
>> now
>> > no power.  It runs fine with no load, but as soon as I try to drive it,
>> the
>> > engine skips and gasps.  Pulling the choke out even slightly nearly 
>> > kills
>> > it.  I can cut off the engine, and start it back up with no trouble. 
>> > But
>> > as
>> > soon as I try to move the tractor, the engine acts like the end is 
>> > near.
>> > I've got plenty of clean fuel in the tank, the gas is on, and the choke
>> is
>> > all the way in.
>> >
>> > I hope this makes sense, but feel free to ask me to clarify anything
>> > unclear
>> > as to the circumstances.  Do you have any ideas?
>> >
>> > Ben Wagner
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