B8200 loss of power = jet cock/air bleeder valve was open

[Jwedd]

this is just a "check" for someone searching regarding low power output. I had a situation where I couldn't pull 8 hp PTO and the engine rpms wouldn't go over 2000 with that load. It was a new-to-me tractor, so I thought maybe I had bought into a worn out engine problem. Turns out that it was simply the jet cock/air bleeder valve left open.

HTH someone,

John

 

[wmonroe]

That's a good heads up and something that could be easily forgotten.