OT -Ol' Farm truck actin' up again

P.S. I know this is way off the subject, so I'll just say this: My 8N is running great. I had a few goofy problems when I first got it, but now it is running great! The great thing about these old tractors is that once you get them set up correctly, and providing you do some regular maintance, they are hard core machines that rarely break down. Thanks Henry for a great machine, and thank all of you for helping me keep her a great machine.(the old farm truck is a different story)---Rob

Does your carburetor have an electric idle stop solenoid? When used, these are for one of two purposes. On a truck with air conditioning, they may be set up to increase the engine idle speed only when the A/C is on. If they are set up as an anti-dieseling solenoid, the idle speed screw on the carburetor is set up just enough do the throttle plates do not stick in the closed position. The adjustment for engine idle speed is made with the adjustment screw on the solenoid. The solenoid maintains this position as long as the key is on, then allows the throttle plates to snap to the nearly tight shut position the instant the key is turned off. This cuts off the fuel from the idle circuit and prevents dieseling. Does your truck have such a solenoid?

If your throttle shaft is badly worn, one, or both of the throttle plates may be worn out of round, affecting the function of the idle circuit in the carburetor. If the throttle bores in the carb. are worn, it is possible to bore them out and install bushings to tighten them up.

Sometimes you can putt some panther pi$$ (fuel injector cleaner) in the gas tank that'll do the same thing. Sometimes higher octaine gasoline will stopitt, which is cheaper than pulling the heads and cleaning carbon deposits which usually ends up being engine overhaul. Its the curse of NO-LEAD gasoline..... ....Dell