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1959 Farmall 460 engine dies after short time

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Bon Lawn

09-23-2007 07:55:25




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I need some advice on further troubleshooting my 1959 460. Engine dies after 10 minutes or so of running. Was low on gas, so I have but in 10 gals of fresh gas. The gas is fine, as I filled the can when I also filled my truck. I’ve cleaned the sediment bowl, and flushed the lines. (There was some debris.) So I thought I got it fixed. I ran fine for almost 20 minutes, and then died again. After setting for about 5 minutes, it will start again for a short time. Then when it started to die again, I adjusted the choke to ½ and throttle to ½ and it ran, but I could not drive it as a load would cause it to stall. Now I am thinking that it may have something to do with engine temperature, but I don’t know what it could apply to. But I did not have this problem before. It has sat for about 30 days since I last ran it, and prior to that I have been using it all season. Although it does not seem to be associated, I pulled the plugs, cleaned and made sure all wires were tight. Any ideas what to check next?

Thanks,
Kenneth

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teddy52food

09-23-2007 18:08:03




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 Re: 1959 Farmall 460 engine dies after short time in reply to Bon Lawn, 09-23-2007 07:55:25  
Check the inlet fitting going into the carb . Take off the gas line , then the fitting. There should be a screen which I think is partially pluged.



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El Toro

09-23-2007 12:51:57




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 Re: 1959 Farmall 460 engine dies after short time in reply to Bon Lawn, 09-23-2007 07:55:25  
It may be the coil. Pull the coil wire asap when it quits and have someone to make an attempt to start the tractor while you hold that coil wire near a good ground. Hal



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Brownie450

09-23-2007 12:07:02




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 Re: 1959 Farmall 460 engine dies after short time in reply to Bon Lawn, 09-23-2007 07:55:25  
If the carb has an electric solenoid fuel shut-off, try backing it out 1/4 turn & see how it runs. If it has an adjustable main jet, try backing it out 1/4 turn. The solenoid shut-off has a small locknut you will have to loosen to adjust. Some carbs had the solenoid--some didn't. Some carbs got updated, & some have been replaced. Personally, I'll go along with something in the gas tank blocking the outlet intermittently.

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old

09-23-2007 09:46:04




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 Re: 1959 Farmall 460 engine dies after short time in reply to Bon Lawn, 09-23-2007 07:55:25  
Have you pulled the drain plug out of the bottom of the carb and made sure you don't have a bunch of rust/dirt in the carb. I would start by doing that and let it run for at least 5 minutes, catch the gas when doing that. You should have a good steady flow of gas for that 5 minutes if not you have a clogged fuel line or carb

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Fromjb2

09-23-2007 09:10:26




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 Re: 1959 Farmall 460 engine dies after short time in reply to Bon Lawn, 09-23-2007 07:55:25  
Hi Ken, if it is not lack of spark then when it stops I would open the fuel line at the inlet to the carb and check for good gas flow. Should flow the full of the gas line. Could be junk in the bottom of the tank. My brother had a deceased lady bug floating around in the tank of his 684 and it would block the outlet line.

Good luck
JimB



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Janicholson

09-23-2007 08:32:18




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 Spark checker Near free JimN in reply to Bon Lawn, 09-23-2007 07:55:25  
Make a spark checker.
Take a spare/old spark plug wire that is long enough to replace one of the wires in use on the engine. Use a grinder, or file to notch it so that you "V" down into the core until the core is cut in two. The gap should be at most an eighth inch. Put this wire in place of one of the normal wires so that you can see into the "V". Start the engine and watch the gap. If the ignition fails, the spark will stop jumping the gap! Simple quick and accurate. JimN

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Bob

09-23-2007 08:08:55




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 Re: 1959 Farmall 460 engine dies after short time in reply to Bon Lawn, 09-23-2007 07:55:25  
As soon as it dies, check for SPARK.

A "thermal" condensor acts like this, a coil USUALLY takes a bit longer to heat up, but is a definite possibility, as well.



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