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Thanks for your input, I did check that and found it OK. Seems like most of the problem was recurring contamination from a gas tank sitting for a long time, it's running well now.

The zenith carb does have a very fine screen above the sediment bowl. I have cleaned it many times now. No drain plug, but I seem to have good flow when I disconnect the sediment bowl from carb.

The electronic ignition kits come in 6 or 12 volt, so that is still a potential issue. I will try to verify the spark is good. The float valve does have the neoprene tip. The first time I had carb apart, I noticed that the small retaining wire that secures the valve to the float was missing, so...

Thanks for your input. I still believe fuel supply is the issue. I have squirted fuel into the carb intake while it was running and it continued to run until I stopped feeding it the extra fuel. Is the float valve seat orifice size that critical, I am not talking about the idle or main jet...

Hi...I am new to the forum and to Ford tractors. I am having an issue that seems to be insufficient fuel to the carb fuel bowl. I have read many posts for guidance and have not been able to implement a fix. The tractor starts easily and runs for a few seconds before it quits. An attempt to...