1952 8N carb issue

[Soundguy]

Cleaned carb and added fresh fuel. Ran rough for a few seconds then died. Wont crank now, just sputters.

won't crank? that's a starter and or electrical / connection problem. address that first.

All carb holes cleaned, carb reassembled. Ignition check next. What is baffling is it went from running fine to this, no signs of an issue.

ignition check next? BACKWARDS

ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS check spark first before doing anything else.

 

[deerefan]

won't crank? that's a starter and or electrical / connection problem. address that first.

ignition check next? BACKWARDS

ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS check spark first before doing anything else.

I should have been more clear than wont crank. It sputters, wont stay running. I will pull dist cap tonight and check things.

 

[Soundguy]

post back...

 

[deerefan]

post back...

Got it running, but like before, rough and on choke only. Spark is good, all checked fine in dist. Between my truck and tractor, I am done with Ford products for today!!

 

[Soundguy]

IF spark is good and only runs on choke.. then yo have a fuel delivery problem....

 

[deerefan]

IF spark is good and only runs on choke.. then yo have a fuel delivery problem....

Do you reccomend rebuilding current carb or just replace? I had it apart last night, looks pretty simple.

 

[Loadstar]

They are simple just be sure to be patient and meticulous. I doubt you need a new one just a really clean one.

 

[Cbrown9064]

Ditto what Loadstar says, don't buy new just rebuild...make sure everything is clean and clear. If you can find someone that has a bucket of that carb cleaner you soak in, would be worth a couple hours in that.

 

[Soundguy]

ditto.. rebuild...

 

[deerefan]

ditto.. rebuild...

Update- tractor is running, actually better than ever. I pulled the carb today and cleaned it thoroughly with carb cleaner. I sanded the needle seat and cleaned them throughly. The float had a green buildup on them, cleaned those too. Reassembled and adjusted fuel/idol. Runs great. Thanks again everyone for all the help. Much appreciated!