Re: gas tank sediment

Posted by Hugh MacKay on November 13, 2005 at 04:48:50 from (209.226.247.63):

In Reply to: gas tank sediment posted by Joe Bloggs on November 12, 2005 at 18:29:24:

Joe: Often times the source of this crud is rust formed inside tank from tractor parked months or even years. Rust will form on tank above the gas level. When you start using tractor, the sloshing of gas loosens this material, after loosening this rust it goes one direction. Rusty has the solution, remove the tank, give it a good cleaning. Even after cleaning you should change the sediment bowl quite often, make sure screen in bowl is good. Even add an inline filter for a spell. I had this problem with my Super A years ago. It had been parked with little gas in tank before I bought it. At first it was chunks of rust plugging neck to sediment bowl. Once the larger sediment is gone screen will plug ocasionally. It took about a month to cure the problem. Since then, its never been a problem.

Another good idea I've seen is put some cleaning agent along with couple of quarts of pea stone in tank. Strap the tank to a rear tractor wheel, let it rotate slowly for about 10 min, then flush it well. Stones rolling around in this solution will loosen most of the rust.

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