wont start

[amsterdam]

i have a ford 8n tractor, that won’t start, four months ago i put a new carberator in it ran ok , it sits alot but i have a battery maintainer on it to keep the battery charged, it has juice to the switch, juice to the alternator, and it has spark to the plugs, i also checked to see if i was getting gas flow to the carberator and i am, so it’s not a fuel problem, it has a oil bath air filter which i cleaned not to along ago, could it be that the tractor isn’t getting enough air,,,,,,i don’t know what’s going on with this tractor!!! any ideas?..

 

[Non-farmer]

i also checked to see if i was getting gas flow to the carberator and i am, so it’s not a fuel problem

It doesn't just need fuel flow to the carb, it needs flow through the carb. With the drain plug removed from the bottom of the carb and the valve at the sediment bowl opened, the flow should fill a pint (half liter) jar in 2 minutes or less.

 

[soaked]

It doesn't just need fuel flow to the carb, it needs flow through the carb. With the drain plug removed from the bottom of the carb and the valve at the sediment bowl opened, the flow should fill a pint (half liter) jar in 2 minutes or less.

Agree.
Wonder it its just flooded, its easy to do.

Suggest try full throttle, if no joy, put the throttle at the lowest setting, no kidding,, the lowest,, and try it.

If/when it starts, it may be only chugging on a couple cylinders, so be tender with advancing the rpms till it clears out.

 

[Tgrasher]

Unfasten the air flow at the carburetor. If flooding from a leaking needle valve, gas will show there.

 

[used red MN]

and it has spark to the plugs

But what do the business end of the plugs look like? Black sooted up wet plugs won’t fire.

 

[old]

i have a ford 8n tractor, that won’t start, four months ago i put a new carberator in it ran ok , it sits alot but i have a battery maintainer on it to keep the battery charged, it has juice to the switch, juice to the alternator, and it has spark to the plugs, i also checked to see if i was getting gas flow to the carberator and i am, so it’s not a fuel problem, it has a oil bath air filter which i cleaned not to along ago, could it be that the tractor isn’t getting enough air,,,,,,i don’t know what’s going on with this tractor!!! any ideas?..

Is this a front mount or side mount distributor can make a difference as to how to fix. If front mount are the points set to 0.015?? If side 0.025