I have frequented this site for several years, and have nearly always been able to find an answer. But not this time: tractor is a 1962 or '63 2000 4 cyl. 5 speed. Has been a very reliable tractor especially since I converted to 12 volts a few years ago. I only use this tractor to care for my 400' driveway (fairly bad hill), dressing gravel in summer, snow in winter. probably doesn't see 20 hours most years. This problem has come on fairly gradually over several months, but now is not usable at all.
starts fairly easily, runs reasonable at low rpm, but increase rpm's at all it runs very rough, it is very erratic, not like a simple cylinder miss. backfires through exhaust, sometime so loud it hurts your ears. Not enough power to even move the tractor at all. I have checked spark, it is very good, nice blue spark at least 1/4". Gas is a different story I think. Removing plug in bottom of carb, I got 1 cup of gas in 1 minute. That does'nt seem like enough. I will say here that pulling choke while running makes no difference at all in the symptoms. This thing has me pulling out my hair! I sure hope one of you well experienced guys here can help me out. I am not really a tractor hobbiest, but have always enjoyed the interesting old tractor stories and issues seen here, and definitely realize this is one of the few places for help with the old iron. I am an old shadetree mechanic, and have typically been able to do ok with my tractor, epecially since my use is so light. Thanks to all who may help me here.
Lefty
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starts fairly easily, runs reasonable at low rpm, but increase rpm's at all it runs very rough, it is very erratic, not like a simple cylinder miss. backfires through exhaust, sometime so loud it hurts your ears. Not enough power to even move the tractor at all. I have checked spark, it is very good, nice blue spark at least 1/4". Gas is a different story I think. Removing plug in bottom of carb, I got 1 cup of gas in 1 minute. That does'nt seem like enough. I will say here that pulling choke while running makes no difference at all in the symptoms. This thing has me pulling out my hair! I sure hope one of you well experienced guys here can help me out. I am not really a tractor hobbiest, but have always enjoyed the interesting old tractor stories and issues seen here, and definitely realize this is one of the few places for help with the old iron. I am an old shadetree mechanic, and have typically been able to do ok with my tractor, epecially since my use is so light. Thanks to all who may help me here.
Lefty
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