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Old 04-16-2024, 09:40 PM
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Hello. Is been a while since I posted. I recently put a new battery in my cub and this is actually the first time I've really got to run it hard in over 2 years. After cleaning the gummed up carb, I used it to cut my field. As the sun was setting, I noticed that the muffler was literally glowing red.

Right before i noticed that it started running a little rough. I turned it off for a few minutes then started back cutting and the glowing came back.

What could cause this?
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Sounds like you may have carb problems. Glowing red exhaust usually points to a lean condition.

I see that new to you tractor. Come and get the box blade anytime. We just have to get a tree off of it.
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Sticking exhaust valve will cause that issue too.
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Old 04-20-2024, 06:00 AM
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Sounds like you may have carb problems. Glowing red exhaust usually points to a lean condition.

I see that new to you tractor. Come and get the box blade anytime. We just have to get a tree off of it.
Ok. Thanks for letting me know.

I found a great tutorial on how to tune these carbs. Between tuning carb, setting timing, and checking valves it should be running great afterwards.

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Sticking exhaust valve will cause that issue too.
Adding that to the list to check. I've checked them before but its been a few years back.
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