[Farmall] Farmall H Gas Cap

[Mike Sloane]

As a temporary measure, to keep trash and water out of the tank, I 
suggest measuring the opening (inside diameter and thickness of the lip) 
and stopping by your local auto salvage yard to find an old gas cap that 
will at least cover up the hole. Just make sure that it doesn't seal 
tight or you may encounter a vacuum condition as the tank empties, 
mysteriously stopping the flow of fuel to the carburetor. (Drilling a 
tiny hole in the cap would solve that problem.)

Mike

keith murphy wrote:

> Thanks Mike,
> 
> Am down here in Sunny Florida!  No hurricanes hit my area and we have
> a smaller family farm on the Crystal River in Florida.  Right now I
> just have the tank open...
> 
> Thanks, Keith
> 
> Mike Sloane <mikesloane at verizon.net> wrote: The first thing I do when
> I buy an old IH tractor is send for a replacement cap, and wait
> several months for it. I saw the new cap in one of my catalogs the
> other day (I think it was Steiner Tractor Parts ), but they wanted
> something like $30 for one! If Keith lived near me, I would lend one
> of my half dozen original caps that I keep around (just because I
> can't bear to throw out anything "original").
> 
> Mike
> 
> E. John Puckett wrote:
> 
>> Those are a safety cap. I highly reccomend them, bu it some times
>> takes up to 3 or 4 months to get one, in the meantime you can get a
>> temporary from a salvage yard or many auto parts places.
>> 
>> Jim Hudson wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> Print out this form for a free no spill cap. 
>>> http://www.cleancomputes.com/Cub/Free%20Gas%20Cap.jpg -----
>>> Original Message ----- From: "keith murphy" To: Sent: Monday,
>>> October 18, 2004 7:04 PM Subject: [Farmall] Farmall H Gas Cap
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> Hi,
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks for all the great feedback from the list. I read
>>>> regularly and when I needed help with my magneto this is where
>>>> I got it. I have a farmall model H that runs just fine. The
>>>> only problem I have is that somehow the gas cap turned up
>>>> missing. I looked on eBAY and did not see anything. Is this a
>>>> common after market part and anyone have any idea where I could
>>>> get one?
>>>> 
>>>> Thanks, Keith
>> 
>> 
>> 
> 

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Allamuchy NJ
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