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Auxiliary fuel tank?

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Matt from CT

05-14-2008 18:10:19




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Hi Guys:

I may be slow, but I'm decent at turning a wrench when I have a manual.

After consulting with a friend who diagnosed a bad head gasket, I took the afternoon off on a beautiful spring day under the shade tree and worked by way through my '55 TO-35 and at least got the gasket in place and the nuts hand tight.

I was running out of daylight, and I figured out there's three more gaskets I want to order and replace so I just buttoned it up to keep the bugs out and I'll throw a tarp over it to keep the showers off it the next few days.

Since I'll be waiting for those parts, I have time to ask about a step in the manual that said to hook up an auxiliary gas tank in order to start and run the tractor. I was planning to just put the real gas tank back in place...but is there something simpler and easier to use to run the tractor?

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Jerry/MT

05-15-2008 12:26:37




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 Re: Auxiliary fuel tank? in reply to Matt from CT, 05-14-2008 18:10:19  
I use plastic pop bottle hung from the steering wheel as an auxilliary tank and hook a rubber fuel line to a stub of a fuel line at fuel inlet elbow with when I need to run the engine to adjust the valves, etc. The small ammount of elevation head is enough to deliver fuel to the float bowl. you can hang it from a ladder or the ceiling if you want more elevation head.



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gshadel

05-15-2008 07:10:15




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 Re: Auxiliary fuel tank? in reply to Matt from CT, 05-14-2008 18:10:19  
I hung a coffee can from the ceiling of my garage for that purpose. Prime the fuel line extention that goes into the top of the can down to the carb. Pull the carb bottom drain plug and let gas run out into another can to make sure yo uhave fuel flow, it will siphon into the carb. Better yet, I have a picture of my coffee can gas tank hooked-up to my TO! Check out my web site below. Scroll down you will see it.

George

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RN

05-14-2008 21:57:55




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 Re: Auxiliary fuel tank? in reply to Matt from CT, 05-14-2008 18:10:19  
Small motorcycle gas tank is handy- can be held up by straps on a pole- whatever handy- and usually has a shutoff valve. Snowmobile tanks and marine tanks with quick connectors also can be used. Tecumseh gas tank or lawn tractor tanks some times have shut off valves and flat bottoms to sit while 6 foot hose goes to carb. RN



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Don Hooks*

05-14-2008 18:42:44




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 Re: Auxiliary fuel tank? in reply to Matt from CT, 05-14-2008 18:10:19  
The whole point of an auxiliary tank is to allow you to uncover the valve train and run the tractor until it warms up and then set the valve lash (plus listening for unusual sounds and checking the topside oiling). A friend of mine has an "auxiliary" gas line and puts the regular tank on a stand beside the tractor and installs the longer (rubber) line from the tank to the tractor for this step. As someone said on this forum, a good mechanic can adjust the valves on the gas in the carb bowl - it takes me about a pint!

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Matt from CT

05-14-2008 19:11:19




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 Re: Auxiliary fuel tank? in reply to Don Hooks*, 05-14-2008 18:42:44  
Ah ha!

I have a loader frame on the tractor I could lay the tank on with a long fuel line. Or would having it sit about 12-16" higher then normal mess up something?

Otherwise I can rig up some sort of stand next to the tractor with the tank the normal height above the carbuetor.



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Richard L

05-14-2008 19:13:43




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 Re: Auxiliary fuel tank? in reply to Matt from CT, 05-14-2008 19:11:19  
That would work fine the height above doesn't make any difference.Richard



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Jeff-oh

05-15-2008 06:33:45




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 Re: Auxiliary fuel tank? in reply to Richard L, 05-14-2008 19:13:43  
A reasonable height above normal would not make a difference. But eventually you will over come the float's ability to hold back the fuel pressure.

No, 18" is anywhere near that. In fact it only places an extra .05 psi load on the needle valve. or .0014 lbs for a 3/16" needle valve.

Sorry for being too nit picky.
Jeff



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Richard L

05-14-2008 19:04:07




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 Re: Auxiliary fuel tank? in reply to Don Hooks*, 05-14-2008 18:42:44  
in addition to what Don said you can use a pop bottle or a coffee can as I found in the archives, someone else uses a small gas tank off a lawn mower. it has to be above the carburetor is the only requirement along with not letting it fall on a hot exhaust anywhere.



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