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Richard G.

10-08-2000 16:18:01

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I'm working on a JD 50 that has been sitting quite awhile. Should I buy one of those 3-step tank kits to clean out, etch, and then seal the gas tank? Plan to use the tractor on our small farm.

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Chuck

10-08-2000 18:45:29

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Re: JD 50 gas tank in reply to Richard G., 10-08-2000 16:18:01

take the tank to a reputable radiator place and have it coated inside. Restored a 620 and cleaned and cleaned the tank and it kept developing some white crude in the sediment bulb, took it to a reputable shop $100 had it coated and let dry for 3 days, no problem. You have to be sure the vent doesn't get glogged. I'd remove it. This coating is a tough process. Have a professional job done or you'll regret it.

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zane

10-08-2000 17:48:46

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Re: JD 50 gas tank in reply to Richard G., 10-08-2000 16:18:01

I wouldn't buy anything except 5 or 6 gallons of mineral spirits or diesel fuel and a fine-mesh kitchen strainer.

Drain the contents of the tank. Plug the drain and add the mineral spirits/diesel. Make an air wand of a small rubber or plastic hose and agitate the liquid with air, moving the outlet of the hose around to dislodge sediment. Open the drain and run it thru the strainer so that you can reuse the liquid. Continue until you get the bulk of the sediment out.

If the tank leaks, patch it with the epoxy fuel-tank repair kit available from your local auto parts store. You may have to take it off the tractor to do that.

When you start to use the tank, make sure you have a good strainer on the bowl at the bottom of the tank. After a few tankfuls, you think you installed a new tank.

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10-08-2000 17:15:37

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Re: JD 50 gas tank in reply to Richard G., 10-08-2000 16:18:01

You will probably hear contrary opinions but I wouldn't put that sealer in a tank. My brother and I did it to my dad's "D" and now the coating is coming loose. It is plugging up the sediment bulb and screen all the time. Our main concern now is "HOW DO WE GET THIS STUFF OUT." We followed the instructions and everything and it still is coming loose. It stayed on for about 4 years. Just our experience.

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