9n spark back

After not getting any sure fire way to bench test my coil. I broke down and just bought a new one, the tractor has never in the 30 years I've owned it had such good spark. Started right up. But...now the sediment bowl is leaking. Took it off and it has several cracks, so put an old one on. And the kicker is when I tighten the bowl itself no gas flows out of the tank. If I loosen it the gas flows into it. Maybe a new gasket is needed? Anyone ever had this issue?
 

Loosening it allows some air out to make room for the gas. Most likely your float valve needle is stuck to the seat.
 
If no gas flows into while its NOT running, that's good. If it still doesn't begin to flow after you've started it or drained the carb, probably as showcrop said
 
"And the kicker is when I tighten the bowl itself no gas flows out of the tank."

Absolutely, perfectly normal. Your needle valve in the carb is closed because the carb bowl is full of gas. Want to prove it? Remove the drain on the bottom of the carb and now watch gas flow into the sediment bowl.
 
Thanks guys I will fire it up and see if it runs out of gas. If not all is good. Recently had the carb apart and cleaned it up, so hopefully it's all good.
 
Yep, as others are saying, that's covered in tip # 70.

If it still leaks, turn the knob off fully, remove the bowl & carefully check the groove in the top of the assembly for dirt/crud/old gasket material. Most leaks on a new gasket are caused by:

1. An incorrectly seated gasket.

2. An incorrectly seated screen.

3. A screen just slightly too big . (get out the scissors)

4. Using gasket sealer

Don?t forget to check the bowl rim for chips; if it?s chipped, you will never get it to stop leaking. Clean or replace the screen. You can get both the cork gasket & the screen from TSC; p/n 0237144. A cork gasket will work if you soak it first in gas, but I like rubber. Check out tip # 10 at the link below for the correct NAPA part number. However, the newer ones aren't as thick as the old ones and the price is now $4 each. I?ve got the new ones to work, but it takes a few tries. And, at $4 for a thinner gasket, I?m not planning on using the NAPA gaskets anymore.

Do not open the valve more than 2 or 3 turns. All the way open gets you the 1 gallon reserve & that port is usually clogged.
75 Tips
 
OK looks good. Had it running for 20 min and no problems. Letting it cool off some then topping off the fluids and hogging. Thanks guys.
 

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