BogDownStreet
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- Sep 26, 2019
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- Tractor
- Ford 861
I've got her running right - idling at 475 and no longer bogging down above 1800. Turns out all she needed was a clean fuel line and new gaskets. While I had the carb apart I replaced anything worn or broken, most notably the throttle shaft.
The connection between the bronze shaft and the steel arm that connects to the governor linkage was so loose it was ready to rip right off. I had previously epoxied that spot as a temporary fix. The problem it seems to me is that the low idle adjustment screw is what bottoms out all those linkages at low idle. I know to be delicate with the old gal, but in my humble opinion this little bronze swaging ain't skookum for that 200lb gorilla in the driver's seat.
For the high end RPM I know to set the screw on the linkage against the bracket coming off the manifold, but there is no such bracket for low idle setting. Perhaps there should be. I believe I have all the adjustments to the governor and throttle linkages done correctly per the directions in the owners manual (and the I&T shop manual). I've also freed up and lubricated the spider washer keeping tension on the hand throttle.
For your consideration:
Have I adjusted the linkages incorrectly? Is there something I'm overlooking? Are there alternatives? Opinions welcome.
The connection between the bronze shaft and the steel arm that connects to the governor linkage was so loose it was ready to rip right off. I had previously epoxied that spot as a temporary fix. The problem it seems to me is that the low idle adjustment screw is what bottoms out all those linkages at low idle. I know to be delicate with the old gal, but in my humble opinion this little bronze swaging ain't skookum for that 200lb gorilla in the driver's seat.
For the high end RPM I know to set the screw on the linkage against the bracket coming off the manifold, but there is no such bracket for low idle setting. Perhaps there should be. I believe I have all the adjustments to the governor and throttle linkages done correctly per the directions in the owners manual (and the I&T shop manual). I've also freed up and lubricated the spider washer keeping tension on the hand throttle.
For your consideration:
Have I adjusted the linkages incorrectly? Is there something I'm overlooking? Are there alternatives? Opinions welcome.
