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Fuel Sediment Bowl

What are the threads in it? There was a plug in it and I took it out to put a drain valve in. I went to put the valve in and it wouldn't tighten up. Looked in the hole and there are scratches where the plug was but it doesn't look like there are any machine cut threads in the body.
 
If the bowl has 2 ports and one of them has a plug, it's not an OEM bowl. The plug is for it to fit another model tractor, probably a Ferguson.

Why are you putting a draine plug in it?
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Because I don't run it real often so instead of leaving gas in it to go bad and gum up the works, I was going to put an 1/8" ball valve on it. I got a 1/8 NPT x 3/8 hose barb and sanded the barbs off so I can slip a fuel hose on and off easily to drain the tank back into the gas can when I'm done with it. Quiker/less messy than pulling the fuel line to drain the tank every time.
 
(quoted from post at 20:16:33 12/01/16) Because I don't run it real often so instead of leaving gas in it to go bad and gum up the works, I was going to put an 1/8" ball valve on it. I got a 1/8 NPT x 3/8 hose barb and sanded the barbs off so I can slip a fuel hose on and off easily to drain the tank back into the gas can when I'm done with it. Quiker/less messy than pulling the fuel line to drain the tank every time.
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I would put the drain valve in the bottom of the crb, that way you will get the fuel out of the carb bowl also.
 
(quoted from post at 20:19:46 12/01/16) That old gas will also gum up your carb. Just replace the drain bolt in the carb bowl with the a petcock
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ruce, that's what I did to mine when I rebuilt my carb last spring. That way if I get'er flooded it's a easy way to drain out the gas.
 
In my opinion, I wouldn't muck around adding anything like this, it is simply not needed. It takes what, all of ten seconds to loosen the fuel line inlet at the carb or the carb drain plug so boogerin' up the fuel sediment bowl is just a waste, and, asking for more trouble. I'd spend the money on a set of new plugs and/or a set of points, flowers for the wife, or whatever.

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Tim *PloughNman* Daley(MI)
 
(quoted from post at 22:06:27 12/01/16)
(quoted from post at 20:19:46 12/01/16) That old gas will also gum up your carb. Just replace the drain bolt in the carb bowl with the a petcock
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ruce, that's what I did to mine when I rebuilt my carb last spring. That way if I get'er flooded it's a easy way to drain out the gas.
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You are not draining out the throat of the carb that gets gas in it when flooded. You are draining out the float bowl. Draining it will not help with a flooded engine. Time is what helps that. The cindered drain in the throat is where the flooded gas drains out
 
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(quoted from post at 22:06:27 12/01/16)
(quoted from post at 20:19:46 12/01/16) That old gas will also gum up your carb. Just replace the drain bolt in the carb bowl with the a petcock
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ruce, that's what I did to mine when I rebuilt my carb last spring. That way if I get'er flooded it's a easy way to drain out the gas.
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You are not draining out the throat of the carb that gets gas in it when flooded. You are draining out the float bowl. Draining it will not help with a flooded engine. Time is what helps that. The cindered drain in the throat is where the flooded gas drains out
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Time and new plugs... you've most likely fouled up the plugs if you flooded it and continued to try and start it.

Also do an oil change. The time aspect is to let the raw fuel in the cylinders drain past the rings and down into the crankcase. Having fuel mixed with the oil can wipe bearings.
 
I have several vintage tractors. Some only get to run a couple of times a year. I keep gas in them (with Stabil). I don't have any problems with the gas or carbs. My biggest problem is corrosion of points.
 
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