Classic/Antique Car Repair/IH carb/governor

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Expert: - 6/2/2008


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Not sure where to post, but I think this is as close as I can get.

I have a 1952 IH/Farmall Tractor.  Yesterday, after starting and running fine, the engine suddenly quit and would not re-start.

The throttle feels a little looser than before, though the linkages are all connected.

Can a governor malfunction keep an engine from starting?  
Or is this more likely worn points or a clogged fuel system?

Thanks in advance.

David

Answer
That should not keep the engine from starting. Last year in the middle of a show field my Ford 8-N died and I had to be towed back to the show line. It was sediment in the elbow where the fuel line screws into the tank. Check the ignition and fuel systems.
Brad

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All automotive including antique and collectible. However if the car has been modified I can only answer in general terms and maybe get you pointed in the right direction.

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Automotive tech instructor. Syndicated auto columnist 1970's though the early 1990's. Syndicated auto radio talk show, Ask Brad About cars, CBS Radio 70's through 90's TV Show "Last Chance Garage" 1980's PBS-TV syndicated. Auto instructor for the following companies: Fram Autolyte Holly Carter AMF Ford Motor University Of Conn Blue Hills Technical School Sugar River Technical Center Grew up in a family garage in Needham Mass and turned wrenches from the age of 14.

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Manchester Union Leader, Nashua Telegraph, Motor Service Magazine, Yankee Magazine, Popular Mechanics (Saturday Mechanic early 80's), Los Angeles Times, New York Times, and lots more.

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More than I care to remember. Basically Franklin Technical Institute in Boston, Northeastern University, Fitchburg State Teachers College, Tufts University, and a lot of factory schools along the way.

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