jb166

Hey thought I would try this out, here goes, I have a case international compact that had ran great for along time. About 3 months ago, it started sputtering and losing power after it warms up about 30 to 45 minutes of running. I replaced the fuel filter thinking that was my problem, but it continued, I took it to a local garage and the guy replaced the fuel filter again and said there was some black sediment in it. He also siad the removed the fuel line from the tank and ran it into a jar and it was clean, I picked the tractor up and it its doing the same thing. Starts up easy sounds great for about 45 minutes and then all of a sudden starts running rough and losing power. Anything I mean any insight would be greatly appreciated, my fields are looking bad. Thanks in advance

cyrush

Is fuel tank clean, sediment and gunge, black micro-bacterial matter can accumulate in time, (Yes !!! Bacteria), grow in the tank on the line between fuel and any water (condensation) , which has collected over time in the bottom of the tank.

Give tank and pipe work a good flush out.

ErnieS

Try leaving the fuel cap loose. It may be as simple as a blocked vent in the cap.

jb166

Thanks for the suggestions, I started my tractor up today and fired right up as usual. Ran it (mowed) for about 15 minutes and then started losing power so I headed for my garage, disengaged the pto, and shut it down, fired it back up and ran fine, engaged the pto and ran fine, so I shut it down and took out the fuel filter, I noticed it had a few spots of grayish black gunk in spots on the filter, So I drained the fuel tank, My question is how do I flu****? just put a hose in the tank and spray it out ? after that I guess refill with some fresh gas and see?? What do you guys think?

jb166

This is hard for me to believe, but I hosed out my tank, used a shop vac to suck out any water left, ran my tractor with no problems. Gonna really test it tonight mowing but I thin this fixed my problem. I didn't see alot of gunk on my fuel filter though. Thanks

jimeboy

Do you still have your IH 244? If so, would you answer a couple questions for me? I have a 244 with the live PTO and it just stopped any movement in high, medium and all but first gear in low speeds. I replaced clutch parts and a badly worn, left side, shift fork. adjusted linkage and still had the same problem. I'm looking at the hydraulic clutch pack or the hydraulic pump as the possible cause. Would you have any insight on my tractor problem?

jb166

Geez, I am not half as mechanical as you sound, wish I could help but I don't have a clue. I would have to rely on a mechanic for any type of in depth work like your doing. I am hesitant about replacing a seal on my front end. My tractor is a 1982 , no problems with my pto, sorry I can't help.

jimeboy

I'm headed to Geisinger tomorrow, wednesday may 23. Would it be ok to stop by and look at your IH 244? about 4- 4:30? I'd like to look at the linkage from clutch and grip cable to live PTO.
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