1953 Ford Jubilee carb/ fuel trouble

[Whistlin10Speed]

I’ve got a 1953 Ford NAA jubilee that has been very temperamental this spring for some reason.

It sat up all winter with the starter off of it, I finally got around to replacing it a few weeks ago and started it up and it ran great, I let it run for 20 minutes or so and it ran like a top.

Fast forward to last weekend, It fired right up but as soon as I put it in reverse and let off the clutch, it died. It started back up I backed out about 10 feet and it died again. I started it back up, put it in 1st gear and again, it died immediately and then would not restart. I pushed it back into the little barn where I keep and and came back to it 20 minutes later and it fired right up and ran like a top again.

Fast forward again to today, I checked the sediment bulb and it had a little bit of paint and metallic flake in it (brand new tank), I cleaned it out, checked the inlet screen on the carb which was clear of debris and then put it back together. I started it up, ran great I back it out and then let it sit and idle for roughly 10 minutes while I put my box blade on it. As soon as I got back on it and put it in gear it died and did not even think about starting back up.

Does this sounds like a carburetor issue?

The fuel is crystal clear non ethanol fuel, the fuel tank and fuel line is about a year old, the spark plugs/ wires, distributor cap all have less than 10 hrs on them. The carburetor is new with maybe 40 hrs on it, It’s not original but not a super cheap Chinese model either.

Before the starter went out last fall and it sat over the winter it had no problem mowing 7 acres and running all day.

Any advice is appreciated.

 

[Dogsix]

I would start by pulling the 3/8” plug in the bottom of the carburetor bowl and catch it in a pint jar. It should flow strong enough to fill it in about 2 -3 minutes. If not there’s a restriction somewhere. There are probably 3 screens on that line. 2 at the sediment bowl and one inlet fitting on carb. Hope this helps.

 

[Whistlin10Speed]

I would start by pulling the 3/8” plug in the bottom of the carburetor bowl and catch it in a pint jar. It should flow strong enough to fill it in about 2 -3 minutes. If not there’s a restriction somewhere. There are probably 3 screens on that line. 2 at the sediment bowl and one inlet fitting on carb. Hope this helps.

You’re correct I’ve got one 2 at the bulb and one at the Inlet. I’ll check that before I pull it off. Thanks