ford 8n tractor runs great, then sputters and dies....

[adamsonta]

MY TRACTOR WOULD RUN ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND THEN DIE. WAIT TEN MINUTES, RUN GREAT FOR TWO MINUTES AND DIE AGAIN. REPLACED COIL, NO HELP. MADE SURE GAS CAP WAS NOT PLUGGED. IT ENDED UP BEING TRASH IN THE FUEL CONTROL, ABOVE THE GLASS SIGHT BOWL. TOOK THE ASSY OUT FROM BOTTOM OF TANK AND JUNK RAN OUT. THEN TOOK OUT NEEDLE VALVE, PLUG, FROM THE FUEL CONTROL ANDTHEN BLEW OUT WITH AIR. NOW IT RUNS GREAT AGAIN.

 

[murphy1244]

:welcome: to TBN from Ohio

 

[adamsonta]

tHANKS MURPH....SO GLAD I FOUND THIS SITE. HOPE TO HAVE YOU ANSWER LOTS OF MY QUESTIONS IN THE FUTURE...HA HA

 

[murphy1244]

tHANKS MURPH....SO GLAD I FOUND THIS SITE. HOPE TO HAVE YOU ANSWER LOTS OF MY QUESTIONS IN THE FUTURE...HA HA

The poster you need is Sound Guy. Post this in the Ford section and he will find it. Say hello for me. Turn off your CAPS.

 

[adamsonta]

Thanks once again Murph....Tom in Texas

 

[Soundguy]

how's she running now?

 

[adamsonta]

Got the trash out of the fuel control under the tank...the one that has the glass bowl attached to it. That did the trick. I thought it was the coil..i figured it would sputter constantly if it had
trash. Not run for two minutes and then die ? It makes sense too me now. Given time the fuel would drop in enough to run

 

[Soundguy]

yup. fuel bowl in carb holds some. gets you going.. then starves. wait a bit and enough trickles in for another go.

to save repalcing 30-40$ parts every time it quits.

at moment of death.. check spark. if it has spark.. look at fuel.

that's a good way to begin all 'won't run' diagnostics...

 

[Briana03]

Welcome to TractorByNet!

I moved your thread to the Ford Vintage Tractors forum.

 

[adamsonta]

Thank you, I'm still getting the hang of this !