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

Mitchell Daly md31043 at msn.com
Tue Aug 24 14:24:36 PDT 2010 

Remember that you are working in a metal tank and anything like nuts and bolts will be very difficult to get out with a magnet. Trust me. I know. I've found that a piece of chain works like a charm. It's easy to roll around in the tank and it's also quite easy to retrieve. I also made up a little drop light that I could lower into the tank and look around at the job. Didn't have any trouble with the tank etcher or the sealer. 

Mitch Daly - md31043 at msn.com



> From: dledford at classicnet.net
> To: antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com
> Date: Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:30:51 -0500
> Subject: Re: [AJD] Revisit to an old topic...FUEL TANK CLEANING.
> 
> 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>
> To: "Antique John Deere mailing list" 
> <antique-johndeere at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> 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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