Posted by CMR-SD on December 08, 2008 at 17:43:29 from (216.16.96.81):
I inherited my grandpa's H. He bought it new in 1946. It is complete and in very good condition as it was stored inside. Grandpa passed in 2004 and the farm was sold in 2008. I brought the tractor home in August of 2008. Its my responsibility to care for his tractor until I pass this tractor to someone else-- hopefully my son if he has the passion. I knew that he was having some starting issues with the tractor. I replaced the battery cables with new ones from IH. I also replaced plugs,wires,points,cap, and rotor (All properly set and installed). The new 6volt batt cranked fast but it would not start. I checked for spark, and found it to be good. I moved on to the fuel system. It did not take long to figure out that gas left in the tractor is not good for the system(Ok to laugh- we have all seen gunked up carbs and lines!). This did not surprise me so I installed a new IH carb kit and float. I also ran a tempory "custom rubber fuel line with an inline filter". The gas tank does not look bad but I wanted a filter just in case. Next,the tractor started strong and fast. HOWEVER, it would rev up real fast. I had set the carb to the basic settings according to the instructions. Adjusting the throttle stop lowered the rpms. No other adjustments on the carb made any difference. Also if I tried to adjust the engine speed control lever while running, it made no difference or sometimes it would just kill the motor. I removed the carb to make sure it was installed properly to the governor control and it was. I reinspected the entire carb to include rechecking the float,making sure all passages were clear, all within specs and looking normal. Reinstalled the carb. Started the tractor and the results were the same. I checked for air leaks in the carb and between carb and manifold. No leaks. I did some research and read my tractor restoration books again. The only thing that I did not do was time the distributer. With Dad's assistance we followed the IT manual and static timed the H last night. Now it will not start. And fuel drains out of the carb. (Probably flooded from cranking) We marked the distributer before we timed it so we could return if necessary. So after it would not start, we stopped, and decided to do some more research. If anyone could possibly advise, I would really appreciate some help.
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