Re: Time to wake up after 20 year sleep

ray hofstetter · Nov 5, 2012

Good luck cleanin the gas tank.....may I suggest gettin rid of
the plastic fuel filter and rubber hose? That close to the
manifold and you're askin for a heap 'o trouble...,

ASEguy · Nov 5, 2012

Nice looking tractor with interesting colors. If your liquid is more of a sludge in the bottom of the tank, it's probably better to pull it and clean it out well. Mine had thick sludge (30 Years)so I pulled the hood, tank and used electrolysis to neutralize the rust. when I got it out of that bath I ran it into town to a car wash and pressure washed the inside until it looked like new metal. Our car wash uses the bendable wands. Then I selected the wax treatment after which I drove it home in the open air of my pick-up bed. I don't regret the extra work because I'm not chasing fuel clogs from stuff still in the tank. I would use 10w30 and start it to see what oil pressure is and I would definately pull the oil pressure relief plug (By the waterpump) first and prime the oil pump. Be careful with the little ball and spring. I used 80w90 gear lube to prime the pump. Hope this helps. By the way I like your shop. Gerard

Bob Purinton · Nov 5, 2012

To clean the tank and fuel lines I used one of those insecticide sprayers from Wal-Mart.
I"ve used gas in it; but, Kerosene or diesel fuel makes me feel better and does the same job.
This is useful for cleaning the sludge out of your tranny/differential also.
My 48 8n has been sitting since about 1980 or so and finally came to life about 6 weeks ago.
Also, a gallon of vinegar in the radiator will get your cooling system cleaned out too. Put it in finish filling up with water and run it for a day or two. repeat if needed. anti-freeze will separate over time and really gum things up.
Good luck.

ScoutB · Nov 5, 2012

(quoted from post at 07:11:29 11/05/12) Good luck cleanin the gas tank.....may I suggest gettin rid of
the plastic fuel filter and rubber hose? That close to the
manifold and you're askin for a heap 'o trouble...,

Wow, good eye! I didn't see that filter in the photo, although I did know it was there. Yes, it needs to go. What is the fuel line supposed to be there? Steel?

Thanks for all of the other suggestions. The kerosene sprayer is worth a try I think. The stuff in the tank is pretty runny, not thick sludge, so it should mostly drain out.

Royse · Nov 5, 2012

Steel brake line works great and is fairly cheap to buy in pre-made lengths.
No copper line.

ScoutB · Nov 5, 2012

I always have steel brake line around. That's what I'll use.

ScoutB · Nov 11, 2012

Progress update:
I removed the sediment bowl assembly from the bottom of the tank and found no inlet screen, just a blob of sticky goop. The "gas" that was left did flow out the hole though. I decided there was no option but to remove the tank to get it cleaned. Getting the tank out was not too difficult. Now I just need to find someone to clean it. I've heard that radiator shops will soak the tank. I should probably let them do the radiator too.
I have a couple of questions now. Is it possible to replace the missing inlet screen on the top of the sediment bowl assembly? Where would I get one? Also, when I got the sheet metal and tank off i spotted something suspicious. In the photo it looks like there is a post for a spring on the throttle linkage. Is there a missing spring? I ordered all of the manuals that would tell me this but they're not here yet.

Re: Time to wake up after 20 year sleep

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