Rusty fuel tank

[heehaw]

the gas tank on my JD1020 developed some pin holes again; i had it welded for the same reason @ 10 year ago; well, this time i did a little checkin around..the local radiator shop cleaned the tank, inside and out, soldered the holes and then coated the inside with a red plastic material that will handle the gas...i had to repaint the outside of the tank, the cleaning took all the paint off too; but it was a good alternative to the $450 new tank at JD..the total at the radiator shop was $68..if i'd a done this 10 years ago, maybe it wouldn't need doin now?? one problem i noticed, the fitting that screws into the bottom of the tank has a raised filter that goes inside the tank, this leaves 1/2 to 3/4 of an inch of liquid when you try to drain the tank, so water stays there...i will put a new external filter and fix the tank fitting so it takes the fuel from the bottom of the tank..
heehaw

 

[TraderMark]

heehaw
Be careful about modifying that fitting. Most tanks have fittings that won't pull directly off the bottom so that water can't get into the fuel system. It's not so bad with a gas burner, but water is a diesel injection system's worst enemy.

I don't know how many times I've had to pull injection pumps and injectors for people and have them rebuilt because of water in the fuel.

A lot of tanks on the diesels have a raised area where the fitting goes in so the water will stay on the bottom and not get into the system. And there are filters with water seperators built in.

Just thought I'd pass along my humble opinion.
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[heehaw]

thanks, the fitting would be fine if there was a way to drain the water from the tank. i'll put a separate bowl type filter to trap the water, one that i can see and drain as needed..
thanks
heehaw