Hi All,
Over the 4th of July weekend, on Sunday I flushed the cooling system on my 52 8N, thanks to the guidance from this forum. I replaced the anti-freeze with the "green" anti-freeze. I added a thermostat also, which had never been there since i had the tractor. Also replaced the radiator hoses. At the end of this process, I started it up to bring it up to temp nd circulate the new anti-freeze and to check the fluid level. All was good with the universe!
On Monday, feeling good about how Sunday went, i had to replace the muffler and manifold gasket. I decided to put a new manifold on since i was doing all this maintenance. Well, when I was finished, i tried to start my tractor and nothing. It turns over, but would not run! I checked the spark...that was good. Fuel to the carb, also good. I took the carb apart thinking the float was stuck. Nope, that wasn't it either. If it sat for several minutes, it would fire up but quickly stall out and not start again until sitting.
Going over everything, the only thing left that I can think off is the manifold. Is it possible that the new manifold is causing my issue? I plan to put the old manifold back on just to see what happens. The worse thing is it still wont start, but that's the last thing i can think of that is different from Sunday to Monday.
Does this sound feasible? Can the new manifold cause this issue?
As always, thanks for your help and suggestions.
Paul L
Michigan
Over the 4th of July weekend, on Sunday I flushed the cooling system on my 52 8N, thanks to the guidance from this forum. I replaced the anti-freeze with the "green" anti-freeze. I added a thermostat also, which had never been there since i had the tractor. Also replaced the radiator hoses. At the end of this process, I started it up to bring it up to temp nd circulate the new anti-freeze and to check the fluid level. All was good with the universe!
On Monday, feeling good about how Sunday went, i had to replace the muffler and manifold gasket. I decided to put a new manifold on since i was doing all this maintenance. Well, when I was finished, i tried to start my tractor and nothing. It turns over, but would not run! I checked the spark...that was good. Fuel to the carb, also good. I took the carb apart thinking the float was stuck. Nope, that wasn't it either. If it sat for several minutes, it would fire up but quickly stall out and not start again until sitting.
Going over everything, the only thing left that I can think off is the manifold. Is it possible that the new manifold is causing my issue? I plan to put the old manifold back on just to see what happens. The worse thing is it still wont start, but that's the last thing i can think of that is different from Sunday to Monday.
Does this sound feasible? Can the new manifold cause this issue?
As always, thanks for your help and suggestions.
Paul L
Michigan