Is this Carb correct for a F200
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The Zenith on your picture has an adjustable main jet, which implies a distillate engine. They weren't making a lot of distillate engines by the time the 200 came along. It suggests to me the carburetor has been swapped out. Is there a number tag on it? That is the only way to know what it is.
ShawnAgne
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Jim where would the tag be located on it? There are three adjustments on it. What does each one do? Should I keep this or should I put a correct Zenith on it?
Ended up the fuel flow problem was in the sediment bowl. Removed the fuel line turned it on just a slow drop. Glass bowl was stuck on tight so used air hose and that added some internal pressure to blow it off. Thing the rubber gasket had welded to he metal. Bowl had all kinds of dirt/crud in it as did the screen. With the fuel valve open shot some air up through it into the tank and what ever it was blew it out.
Usually a tag (often aluminum and round) is riveted to the top part. A gasoline carb usually has 2 adjustment screws. The idle speed is at the shaft for the butterfly, hidden in your picture. The other is the idle mixture screw, the flat-blade screw angled in from the front, upper one in your picture. A distillate carb has a third screw to adjust mixture at the main jet. It is the lower one with the T handle in your picture.
ShawnAgne
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There is a T handle in the back towards the motor that if you open it, fuel drains out. What is that?
If this were your tractor would you keep this carb or put a regular Zenith on it? I'm assuming it runs ok with this.
That is the drain. Gasoline carbs usually have a pipe plug, distillate have a drain valve with a T handle (like many old cooling system drains.
I would probably use it, might swap for a gas carb if I already had it on hand.