[AJD] Revisit to an old topic...FUEL TANK CLEANING.

Tue Aug 24 13:30:51 PDT 2010

If you are going to put something in the tank to rattle around in it to 
break up the rust, use something you can take out of the tank with a magnet. 
I bought a half finished project tractor from a guy one time, a '37 A, and 
he had put several handfulls of rocks into the tank to clean it out. I was 
several days trying to pick those rocks out. The baffle at the neck of the 
tank prevented the rocks from shaking out. I could get a few to fall out by 
shaking the tank, but not near all. I got quite the upper body workout, 
that's for sure. I finally found a very LONG pair of mechanic's tweezers and 
picked the rocks out one by one. I can only imagine how fun it would be to 
pick out something slick and round like marbles. My vote would be a length 
or two of chain or a couple of handfulls of nuts and bolts. It will save you 
a lot of aggrivation.

My two cents worth

Duane

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Johnson" <mark.s.johnson at pixius.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: [AJD] Revisit to an old topic...FUEL TANK CLEANING.

> arrell:
>
> There are probably as many methods out there as there are individuals. One 
> I
> have
> heard of (Spencer Yost recommends it) is to remove the tank and put a few
> handfuls
> of clean river gravel in it, then put it in something like a rock tumbler
> for a time, to
> knock all the rust and so forth out of it. I have to admit I've never 
> tried
> it - it does
> seem like you'd run the risk of knocking holes in spots that were merely
> weak spots
> before you started. [Having gone through patching a gas tank recently, I'm
> sensitive
> to that...]
>
> The carb. cleaner method will probably help a lot too, but it will only do 
> a
> really good
> job on the bottom of the tank unless you turn it on its sides and upside
> down, too - again
> requiring removal from the tractor. I'm fairly certain that a good 
> cleaning
> solvent will
> do way more to remove deposits from old gasoline than will clean fuel - 
> but
> a post-flush
> certainly won't hurt.
>
> Mark J
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <gdombaugh at 1kms.com>
> To: "'Antique John Deere mailing list'"
> <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 9:38 AM
> Subject: [AJD] Revisit to an old topic...FUEL TANK CLEANING.
>
>
>> Good morning Gentleman:
>> I for the most part have been a silent observer of this list
>> for many years and have learned much in the process.  Thanks
>> to you all...
>>
>> I have also read many opinions and preferences to the
>> problem
>> I am about to attack of cleaning the sludge and varnish like
>> crap out of  my fuel tank on my 1944 JD "A".   Unfortunately
>> I can not find those old emails now that I need them.  My
>> first inclination was to drain all the old fuel and pour
>> about one gallon of carburetor cleaner in the bottom of the
>> tank and let it set for a day or two.... followed by a good
>> flushing with clean gasoline. Is there a better opinion out
>> there that you would suggest ???
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>>
>> Garrell Dombaugh
>> Andover, KS
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com
>> [mailto:antique-johndeere-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com]
>> On Behalf Of Mark Johnson
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 8:59 AM
>> To: Antique John Deere mailing list
>> Subject: Re: [AJD] New addition's
>>
>> Well, you have to start somewhere. I wouldn't worry too much
>> about the MF
>> magneto -
>> unless that's the reason it's only hitting on one cylinder.
>> With the
>> multi-piece radiator shell,
>> cooling system leaks aren't unusual; as long as none of the
>> pieces are
>> warped you should be
>> able to put it right.
>>
>> On your A with the hand-stamped s/n: can you tell for
>> certain whether the
>> overstamped
>> number is the same as the original? From the picture, I'm
>> not sure that it
>> is - I see what
>> looks like '8 2 3' underlying the '3 4 8' that is
>> hand-stamped.
>>
>> Mark J
>> '40 H
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Eric Walter" <eric at facspro.com>
>> To: "Antique John Deere mailing list"
>> <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 12:47 AM
>> Subject: Re: [AJD] New addition's
>>
>>
>>> Mark,
>>>
>>> Thanks--
>>> Not running very well right now. Seems to be firing on one
>> cylinder only
>>> also possibly a stuck valve. Need to fix some cooling
>> system leaks. And
>>> its
>>> got a massey ferguson Mag on it.
>>>
>>> Added some more pictures to the site--
>>> Also my project tractor
>>>
>>>
>>> Eric
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Mark Johnson" <mark.s.johnson at pixius.net>
>>> To: "Antique John Deere mailing list"
>>> <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 1:29 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [AJD] New addition's
>>>
>>>
>>>> Eric:
>>>>
>>>> That is a pretty nice looking unstyled B. Someone has
>> already put a good
>>>> deal of work into it.
>>>> I trust that it is running...
>>>>
>>>> Mark J
>>>> Wichita, KS
>>>> '40 H (_not_ running)
>>>>
>>>> Maybe I will get some time to work on my H this fall...my
>> school schedule
>>>> is
>>>> rather more limited
>>>> than it has been, and I still haven't found a
>> cotton-picking (or any
>>>> other
>>>> kind of) job. Since summer
>>>> school ended, it has been too hot to even think about
>> going out to the
>>>> tractor shed after about 7:30
>>>> in the morning - average high temp 97.5 degrees in
>> August, worst day 108.
>>>> Normal average high
>>>> is about 91 for August.
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Eric Walter" <eric at facspro.com>
>>>> To: "Antique John Deere list"
>>>> <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
>>>> Sent: Monday, August 23, 2010 11:05 AM
>>>> Subject: [AJD] New addition's
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Jacob and I had another fun (long but short) weekend
>> together!!!
>>>>>
>>>>> We started by heading to Benkelman Ne for and auction
>> Saturday they had
>>>>> a
>>>>> 28 D listed in the sale bill so we had to check that one
>> out. Jacob
>>>>> wants
>>>>> to add a D to the new collection. We got there and I
>> immediately knew it
>>>>> was a typo -- should have been listed as a '48 -- big
>> difference.
>>>>>
>>>>> Prices were all over the place -- Jacob didn't get a
>> good bid that day.
>>>>> I
>>>>> was screwing around and ended up with a Hand Start A
>> from an unknown
>>>>> year
>>>>> due to what appears to be a hand stamped serial over the
>> original for a
>>>>> hundred bucks.
>>>>>
>>>>> Sunday was a different story--- to the other end of the
>> state at Waverly
>>>>> NE -- no D's but a few B's and an A on steel or partial
>> steel. Also a
>>>>> wanted addition to the Barn. So the barn got a little
>> more crowded this
>>>>> weekend with the addition of my A and Jacob's 1937
>> Unstyled B with rear
>>>>> steel
>>>>>
>>>>> I've rearranged the website that I've created for our
>> "Green" since the
>>>>> last post but you should be able to find your way.
>>>>> Of course there will be more pictures later from the
>> unloading and
>>>>> moving
>>>>> to the farm.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.ponyexpressinn.com/jacob.htm
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Have a look.
>>>>>
>>>>> Eric - ? A
>>>>> Jacob - 43 B
>>>>>            37 B
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