1934 WC Starts but stalls out after 5-8 seconds
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Topic: 1934 WC Starts but stalls out after 5-8 seconds
Posted By: Griffin75
Subject: 1934 WC Starts but stalls out after 5-8 seconds
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2012 at 2:59pm
| My WC is easy to start but quickly stalls out. Pulled the plgs and they are dry. Wait 10 minutes and it fires again and then dies. While it won;t start. I tried aplug and it has fire. It acts like it is running out of gas. I reset my float bowl, cleaned up the carb, checked my gaskets. I am sure it is something I am overlooking and there are members that are reading this and laughing as they have learned the lesson. Please share it with me. Thanks for the help! Griff |
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Posted By: WC Dale
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2012 at 3:04pm
| Sometimes something in tank. If you could rig up a temporary tank directly to carb, that would prove or rule out that portion of the system. |
Posted By: Dusty MI
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2012 at 3:07pm
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If there is a drain plug in the bottom of the carburetor, pull it. I'll bet you don't have much of a flow after the bowl drains. If this is so check for a plugged line. Dusty ------------- 917 H, '48 G, '65 D-10 series III "Allis Express" |
Posted By: CTuckerNWIL
Date Posted: 19 Mar 2012 at 5:03pm
5-8 seconds won't burn up the gas in the bowl if the float is set right and the bowl is full to begin with. Have you tried to throttle it up all the way as soon as it starts or is it at idle when it dies? I think you might have a problem in the carb somewhere....
------------- http://www.ae-ta.com" rel="nofollow - http://www.ae-ta.com Lena 1935 WC12xxx, Willie 1951 CA6xx Dad bought new, 1954WD45 PS, 1960 D17 NF |
Posted By: Griffin75
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2012 at 12:39pm
| Wow Thanks Team! I have the carb off "cooking" in solvent to make sure all the passages are open. I did have a tank flow issues (thanks for that one too) and beleive I have that corrected. Great Idea about a temp tank and guess what, I happen to have an old mower gask tank to use so when I get the carb back, certianly will use that too. Meanwhile, lots of practice on learning to hand crank (1st one). Next is the little C I have. Can anyone say a D14 is next to find! Just got my trialer made and painted in AC orange. Gotta love those pumpkins!! Thanks from MO |
Posted By: Griffin75
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2012 at 12:42pm
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Oh yeah.... Did the 1935 WC unstyled come fromt he factory with a gask tank sticker facing the Driver? ------------- 1935 WC, 1950 C, 1952 CA. Harleys and hit and misses are fun too! |
Posted By: Gerald J.
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2012 at 1:32pm
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One more place to take apart. Soaking won't necessarily get to it. Unscrew the fuel line inlet adapter. Often there is a fine mesh screen on it and I've seen much younger tractoes plug that screen solid with dirt and varnish. One wouldn't pass air from my air tank showing 60 PSI on the gauge. But in a vintage tractor every bit of fuel line plumbing can be plugged with that dirt and varnish mixture from yank to the carburetor jets. And may require a stronger attack that a mere soak. Such as reaming with a dill bit. Gerald J. |
Posted By: Dave Richards (WV)
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2012 at 1:48pm
| I have a few tractors that came with rubber fuel lines replacing the old steel ones. I have found little pieces of black rubber in the Carb. I suspect the ethanol in the fuel even though the "experts" say ain't so. Using a small tank is a good diagnostic trick. I use an empty oil can I call the IV bag. Any of the plastic cans that a quart of Oil comes in will work. drill a hole in the cap and insert a fuel hose barb. you can find a pipe nut that will hold it in. I never did, if you get the right size hole, the barb will just make its own threads. Take a piece of cord or string and duct tape it to the can so you can tie it to say the top of the air cleaner. Punch a small hole in the side of the bottom of the can to let in air. use a sheet metal screw in the hole when you have to turn it back up'rite to transport or fill it. |
Posted By: Gerald J.
Date Posted: 21 Mar 2012 at 4:56pm
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I've bought supposed fuel hose that E-10 dissolved in a couple years. Leaked like it had been hit with a shotgun blast. Gerald J. |