John Kramer
New member
My Ford 2n suddenly started losing power under load (shredding) and then when put in neutral and switching off the pto, it resumes running at full speed. Put it in gear and it moved on but soon lost power again. This time it was not under load. Cleaned the carb, replaced the fuel shutoff valve, filters and bowl, cleaned out area around governor, replaced ignition coil, new spark plugs, complete tuneup including replacing points. Now when I start it and it starts real easy, it backfires for several minutes and then levels out and surges to full speed for awhile then repeats. Can't even put in gear because it loses all power. Have reset the air intake needle on carb to full rich - all the way in. Fuel needle is out 2 full turns. Adjusting either one seems to have no effect on operation. Anyone have any suggestions?