IH Farmall 544 (gas)

Mine did the exact same thing (three or four passes after running like a champ...and then it dies). Here's what I found: one nasty *ss fuel system. I neglected to really get into the fuel system because all of our equipment is well pretty maintained. But there are two filter screens on that tractor...one at the inlet to the sediment bulb, and the second at the inlet to the carburetor. Both of those screens were dirty, but not plugged. Further investigation into the fuel tank pointed us to the crud built up in the bottom of the tank right where the fuel line attaches.

So needles to say it was a thorough cleaning that cured the 544's woes...all this after I put points, condenser, and a coil in it. Even thought it might be the fuel safety shut off switch that mounts to the bottom of the carburetor.

I guess I should have practiced what I preached and did some diagnostic work before just changing out parts. A lot of times it's the simple things that are overlooked that create most of our headaches.

Good luck!

Billy

When my tractor did that nasty trick, I finally tracked the problem down to two flies which were stuck inside the standpipe of the sediment bowl.

Bad news is that the sediment bowl base has to be unscrewed from the tank to access that standpipe.

Allan

That's what I'm talking about. The upper part of that base is a little pipe. The darned thing sticks up in the tank a bit and will plug.

Looks like ya have all kinds of fuel..... .for a little while.

Allan