farmall A want restart

[Alabama Boy]

Hi to everyone: Just join yesterday.....got a problem i cannot figure out!...I bough a 1944 Farmall A to restore and it had a full set of cultivators on it so I was using it in my garden.....ran out of gas which i put 5 gal. in and it hasn't ran sence, clean plugs and they have a blue/white bright spark, clean carburator which had a little rust in it, check compression 90 to 108 lbs on each cylinder, gas is getting to plugs- you can choke it for 4 or 5 rounds and it will wet the plugs.......Can someone Please tell me what i need to do-check? I thought I was a desent shade tree machanic......but i am lost!!!!!!!!! Thank you in advance people....hope you have a bless day

 

[BATTY54]

There is a plug on the carb bottom, drain the carb into a container check for water. My neighbor did the same thing every thing was good but fuel tank had some water and filled the carb and fuel bowl looked the same as gas in the bowl.

 

[Alabama Boy]

Sir I did that , removed plug in carb. and drain, and removed glass bowl to check for water but both where pure gas.......thanks anyway.....have a bless day

 

[DJ54]

You say you cleaned the carb. Did that include removing the jets, and cleaning through those ports..?? Sounds like a bit of something in the main jet.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Afternoon Alabama Boy,
I agree with DJ54, take that carb off, and clean it real good with compressed air.

Do you have an inline fuel filter between your fuel tank and carb ? If you have some rust or debris in your tank, that could plug up your carb !

I have two of these tractors and they are easy to work on. Im thinking you probablly have a Zenith carb, you should also check your float while you have it apart !

Let us know how you make out !

 

[Alabama Boy]

Well , Scotty and DJ54 ....I pulled the carb. off again for everybody can make a mistake! I had it off before and cleaned as i mention in the first post and then I found a little rust dust but this time it was like a hair in each of the jets but only restricted properly 10% if that, but other than that it was clean as a pin. Put back on and same O, same O.....it don't even try to crank.....I'M still scratching rump and head at the same time! This is the only vehicle that I know of I have not been able to crank when everything checks out as good as this one does.........I thank both of you for your efford.....hope you have a bless day.......if yall think of anything else, holler and I will try it......Thanks again

 

[travis potter]

check the timming

 

[Soundguy]

clean the plugs with a propane torch.. gap and reinstall.. try starting spraying a lil ether into the carb mouth

( don't burn or blow yourself up! )

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[Alabama Boy]

I will try that in the moning, I didn't put it in either one of my shops (outside) can't see to good tonight......I'm telling you , I have about gone nuts trying to start this tractor.....I have large yard and I bet the wife has pulled me no lest than 5 miles around through yard...no joke, i have killed the grass in one big circle...thanks for the advice.....I will do in the morning....hope you have a bless day

 

[Soundguy]

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