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Rusty gas engine dying

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adam cathers

07-15-1999 10:00:58




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Guys, I need your advice. A neighbor has a International 140 that he trying to get up and running for his organic farm. The tractor will run only briefly before conking out. He has cleaned the rust out of the sediment bowl and that has allowed the tractor to run briefly, then die. The process has to continue again. He has not taken apart the carb. I don't know if the the gas line has been cleaned out. He is thinking that replacing the tank is the only way to go, but too much money etc. My question is does this tractor have a second fuel strainer in it that may also be clogged? I have a 53' ford that has an elbow strainer into the carb in addition to the strainer in the sediment bowl. Any other suggestions that I could pass along to him? Thanks ahead of time for your help!!

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ltf in nc

07-15-1999 19:07:04




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 Re: rusty gas engine dying in reply to adam cathers, 07-15-1999 10:00:58  
Had the same problem on a 574 Int. Tried lots of fixes other than buying a new hundreds of dollars saddle tank. The best fix was to take the fitting that screws into the tank out. Get a brass barbed hose fitting and cut the barbed section from the fitting. Drill the fitting that you took out of the tank only on the tank end so that you can slip the barbed section inside the fitting a 1/4 inch or so. Solder the joint. Get a piece of gas line(hose) that will slip over the barbed section that is sticking out of the tank fitting.The diameter of the barbed fitting and gas line must not excede the diameter of the threaded hole in the bottom of the gas tank. This line needs to be long enough to extend through the gas tank and out through the gas fill opening on top of the tank. Slide the hose through the bottom opening in the gas tank and install the modified tank fitting. With a wire, fish the hose out the filler hole and install the largest inline gas filter that will pass through the filler hole. Drop all this back into the tank. The filter will rest on the bottom of the tank but the inlet is an inch or so off the bottom. When the tractor starts loosing power, just fish the filter out and replace. Tractor looks original and the complete supply line to the carb. is filtered.

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joe

07-15-1999 18:32:22




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 Re: rusty gas engine dying in reply to adam cathers, 07-15-1999 10:00:58  
he should add a filter on to the gas line before it enters the carb to get the junk out. The screen in the sediment bowl may not be doing it all. After that check the carb, then the gas tank.



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Todd

07-15-1999 12:04:25




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 Re: rusty gas engine dying in reply to adam cathers, 07-15-1999 10:00:58  
I have a friend that took his rusty tank to a radiator repair shop. They treated the gas tank the same as a radiator. After letting the tank cure for about 48 hours he reinstalled it and has not had a problem since. The process only cost him $50.



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The Red

07-15-1999 10:40:12




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 Re: rusty gas engine dying in reply to adam cathers, 07-15-1999 10:00:58  
Adam, at least on the H and M, there is a strainer screen where the fuel line hooks into the carburator. Might see if that is the case on the 140.



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Rick K

07-16-1999 07:51:06




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 Re: Re: rusty gas engine dying in reply to The Red, 07-15-1999 10:40:12  
There is a filter at the inlet, at least the factory put one there. As Joe suggested, put an inline filter on the fuel line - get a big one, you will have to change it less often. Buy more than one, they clog up quickly at first. Also, if the brass screen in the sediment bowl is not in good shape, replace it with a new one. CT farm and country has them for a buck.

I went through about one filter an hour when I first got my 100, but after a few hours things got better. I probably went through at least a half dozen filters, now I have 30-40 hours on the present one.

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adam cathers

07-19-1999 10:21:01




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 Re: Re: Re: rusty gas engine dying in reply to Rick K, 07-16-1999 07:51:06  
Guys...Thank you for the advice!! I'll take print outs of your messages to the farmer who owns the tractor this week and we'll go from there!

Again thanks!

adam



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