[AT] Kreme kit Old gas residue

[Robert L. Holtzer]

My Farmall H quit aburptly while being unloaded at an EDGETA meet.  The 
tank outlet/valve inlet was plugged with fine sediment in spite of having 
cleaned the tank reasonably well.  Since that time I have installed a 
strainer at the tank outlet in my various tractors.  A short piece of 3/8 
copper tubing is cut to fit into the fuel valve -- may need to drill out 
the valve a bit- so that it will project into the fuel tank.  A fine brass 
screen is wrapped around the tubing with a bit of overlap, wired in place, 
then the tip is crimped and  the tip, screen overlap, wire, and tubing are 
all soldered, keeping as much screen solder-free as possible.  The screen 
can be 1 - 2 inches long.  The screen/tube is then pushed into the valve 
body -- epoxy if necessary.  This arrangement reduces the amount of fuel 
available slightly.  However, the screen keeps any but the finest material 
out of the valve, sediment bowl, and carburetor.  The sloshing of fuel in 
the tank keeps the screen free of any residual contaminants.  The idea is 
not original -- it is patterned after some of the filters usually found in 
the carburetor inlet of some tractors.

Bob Holtzer

At 11:46 AM 9/14/2004 -0500, you wrote:

>I did the Kreme kit on my IH 300U and every once in a while I get a
>piece of plastic stuck in the sediment bowl / valve. This weekend we
>were racking hay and every once in awhile the tractor stalled. I checked
>the bowl and sure enough a piece was sticking out of the hole where the
>gas drains into the bowl. I followed the instructions very carefully
>when I did the tank and it worked great. The 300U was in my Father in
>Law's barn sitting for the last 4 years not being used. There were rust
>holes in the tank and I soldered them up and kreamed the tank. ( there
>is that up word again )I don't know if the plastic stuff that gets stuck
>in the sediment bowl / valve is from the kreme or did it come from a new
>plastic gas can I used shortly after I kremed the tank. Hopefully this
>was the last piece of junk in there.
>
>Carl in WI
>
>
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>Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 10:43:36 -0500
>From: "Larry D. Goss" <rlgoss at evansville.net>
>Subject: RE: [AT] Old gas residue
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>Why not buy a Kreme kit from your local cycle shop and do the whole
>routine of cleaning it out, neutralizing it, and recoating the interior
>of the tank with a kit that's designed for that purpose?
>
>Larry
>
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>[mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Cecil E
>Monson
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>
> > Get some lye ie Red Devil Lye.  Mix it about 2 tablespoons/gallon.
>This
> > will burn the varnish right out of the tank.  Fill the tank up all the
>way.
> > Let it set for a day or two.
> >
> > Lou
>
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