Choke rod pull help please?

[gwstang]

This choke rod was not this way until I took the engine out to rebuild. Is there someway that provides friction to keep the choke rod pulled out to say half way for starting, or all the way when it's cold? Mine snaps back to wide open if I let it go. Doesn't make any sense. I must have put something back on differently. Won't be the first time...lol

 

[Lokel Yokel]

Mine is spring loaded to the full open position. I have to hold it to keep it choked. I have a 9N.

 

[Tall T]

Maybe you connected a return spring that wasn't connected before, so you did something right.

My Jube has no return spring and works fine, but once again, maybe the N is very different
so hush my mouth.

. . . i think it works fine.
Dang, I'd better double check that the butterfly is wide open when my knob is pushed in. I'm pretty sure I checked that a while back. In fact to keep it snug open
I should a spring on
. . . and on and on.

My raised up carryall with the wooden box
made a great work table for tuning up my old RotoTiller today.
Had to put a metal stand under though because of leak down.

 

[Royse]

Your choke is spring loaded off. That's normal.
If you need to hold it closed for starting you have other issues.
These Fords normally don't take more than a quick tug of the
choke to start and run. Possibly a few seconds of "feathering"
if its really cold out. No need for it to stay at "half choke".

 

[tractorguy2]

There is a spring in the carburetor that pulls the choke
open. I keep a clothes pin in the tool box. In cold
weather to keep my 9n running till it warms up. I put the
clothes pin on the choke rod to hold the choke part way
closed.

 

[old]

Working just like it did from the factory spring loaded so you have to keep your hand on it till it does what you want it to

 

[HCooke]

"Is there someway that provides friction to keep the choke rod pulled out to say half way for starting"

No.

 

[souNdguy]

yep, working as it should.

 

[R Geiger]

(quoted from post at 11:34:56 06/18/15) This choke rod was not this way until I took the engine out to rebuild. Is there someway that provides friction to keep the choke rod pulled out to say half way for starting, or all the way when it's cold? Mine snaps back to wide open if I let it go. Doesn't make any sense. I must have put something back on differently. Won't be the first time...lol

Your choke rod was probably bent and rubbing on something.

 

[Caryc]

(quoted from post at 19:34:56 06/17/15) This choke rod was not this way until I took the engine out to rebuild. Is there someway that provides friction to keep the choke rod pulled out to say half way for starting, or all the way when it's cold? Mine snaps back to wide open if I let it go. Doesn't make any sense. I must have put something back on differently. Won't be the first time...lol

On my 8N, the choke is spring loaded. Starting from a cold start I will crank it over a few cranks with no choke. If it does not start I will pull the choke out all the way and crank it again. It will start then and most of the time I just let go of the choke and it snaps back to full open.

These old machines all start differently. But if you need to keep the choke out for a bit, a small alligator clip on the choke rod will hold it out. Keep the clip on your tractor key chain where it won't get lost.

 

[CBull]

(quoted from post at 23:30:07 06/17/15) Maybe you connected a return spring that wasn't connected before, so you did something right.

My Jube has no return spring and works fine, but once again, maybe the N is very different
so hush my mouth.

. . . i think it works fine.
Dang, I'd better double check that the butterfly is wide open when my knob is pushed in. I'm pretty sure I checked that a while back. In fact to keep it snug open
I should a spring on
. . . and on and on.

My raised up carryall with the wooden box
made a great work table for tuning up my old RotoTiller today.
Had to put a metal stand under though because of leak down.

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I agree that a carry all sure is handy, not real sure how I did lots of stuff with out it.

CBull

 

[gwstang]

AhhhSoooo! I got to remembering way back in Jan. when I took this thing apart to rebuilt engine/have crank turned et. I remember the choke rod having a pretty good crook in it where it went up to the backside of the dash. I got real industrious and straightened the rod. Now it snaps back if I pull it and let it go. I'm just full of great ideas! See what happens when I get to looking at something and try to "fix" it...lol. I un-fixed it where it won't stay open at all. :shock: Thanks everyone, I never knew it was supposed to be able to snap back when released. I do remember that since I have had this (17 years or so), if I pulled the choke when it was pretty cold out (25-30F...hey, that's cold for down here..lol) it would slowly slide back in over about 15 seconds or so. Original owner had that set just about right. I unset it... another brilliant idea from yours truly! :?

I don't need no choke right now for sure...but in the winter it usually takes a half or so to get 'er roarin'.