carb and paint

[Festus]

I have a problem with the cub that I have encountered before on other tractors. The tractor runs great, but turning the adjustment screw on carb does not affect how it runs. All the way in or 4 turns out, it runs the same. I have rebuilt carb, soaking it overnight. What causes this?
Also the paint is very faded on the hood, but it looks almost as though the gas tank had a stripe on it that travels around the outside edges. You can even feel a slight indentation where the stripe appears to be. Were some cub tanks striped in this way? It is a 53 model.
Festus

[George Willer]

Festus,

What I think you are seeing is the weld that runs around ALL Cub tanks. I've seen some attempt to fill the weld with Bondo, but they just don't look "right". In fact, when it's necessary to fill a ding on the blind side of a baffle it's necessary to protect the weld so it remains crisp.

[Lurker Carl]

Your idle circuit is blocked - either the air intake at the venturi is covered by the bowl gasket or the idle ports at the throttle are clogged with debris.

[Rudi]

Festus:

First, to the greatest forum on the internet, and to the Cub Family. You will find that all the folks on this forum are kind, helpful and just full of Cub info and knowledge. They also happen to be the finest folks I have ever met

Most of your questions can be answered by reading the information following. I would suggest reading Lurker Carl's Cub Carb Fixes and perusing Henry Chauvin's Witty Words of Wisdom ... that should take care of a large part of your concerns.

Also,

As George Willer wrote:
What I think you are seeing is the weld that runs around ALL Cub tanks.

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Will cover your second concern. Do not fill it... it is part of the tank..

Ok, so here is the spiel :

I would suggest that you read this thread: New Members and Visitors, Please READ Prior to Posting. There are many great links to informative pages such as the ATIS FAQ's 1 and ATIS FAQ's 2, The Best of H.L. Chauvin who has written very interesting articles on troubleshooting common problems with your Cub.


Also, you might want to visit the Cub Manual Server as there is tons of info on servicing, maintaining and re-building your Cub. In addition to this basic information, there are also a number of other useful tools available on the server. There is the Specialty Services page which has contact info for neat stuff like getting your seats recovered, buying quality Decals, Serial Number tags and a host of other neat items. Also there are the Parts Pages - both Used Parts Suppliers and New Parts Suppliers pages with links to quality dealers. I am always looking for YOUR favourite dealers for New and Used Parts to include here. These are intended to complement the businesses who support FarmallCub.com Website.

I would also recommend that you visit Binder Books and purchase the three most important manuals you can own for Maintenance, Repair and Rebuilding your Cub. These are the Owner's Manual, the GSS-1411 Service Manual and the TC-37F Parts Manual. Although they are available on the Cub Manual Server, it is better if you also have your own paper copy. Binder Books is the only Authorized IH Publication Reprint House and they have the best quality manuals available. Most other's are not of the same quality. Just a personal thought here, the I&T Shop Manuals, although helpful in some areas, really are not sufficient for the job. If you wish though, they are good additional reference works.

In addition to the above information, don't forget to check out the various articles that are available to help with your Repair, Restore, Rebuild or just your Maintenance Projects. There are a number of sub pages such as Electrolysis or Rust Zapper's, Maintenance Tips, Jigs and Techniques, Implement and Part Sketches and of course the Paint, Decals & Other Finish Questions which has the Paint Chart and the Paint Committee Decisions links.

I truly hope that you enjoy your Cub and that you will be a frequent contributor to the forum. Again, to the Cub Family