Fuel Valve Cleaning Help

I siphoned as much gas as I could get out of the tank.
Parked the tractor in a good place to work on it.
Then I turned off the fuel valve and removed the bowl.
Opened the valve and gas dribbled out. Closed the
valve back. I siphoned as much gas as I could get
out of the tank. Unhooked the fuel line.
Took the whole valve off the tank. Lost about a
gallon of gas out on the ground. Took the valve
in the house and sat at the kitchen table to work
on it. First I cleaned all the crud off the
outside, then I started on the inside. With the
valve open I could just barely blow thru it. So
I fiddled with it some and soaked it a lot and
finally got it to where I could blow thru the main
intake part of the valve. Still couldn't blow
thru the reserve part. Messed with it for another
hour and a half and still couldn't blow thru the
reserve valve. Finally gave up and mounted it
back on the tractor. Should I have used teflon
tape on the threads going into the gas tank? I
think it leaks a bit, not sure. Put the glass
bowl back on it and filled the tank with gas.
Opened the valve and the bowl leaked like crazy.
Couldn't get it to stop so I figured it needs a new gasket. I went and got a sheet of cork gasket
material and cut a gasket out of it. Installed it
and this time it didn't leak. Started it up and
went to finish plowing. Still no power. And
choking it didn't help any this time. It will sit
and idle ok. Misses a bit but it will idle.
Put put any load on it and it starts bogging down.

I'll clean that fuel line carb elbow tomorrow.
But I couldn't figure out for certain how the
reserve valve worked. With the whole valve out,
there was the threaded part that went into the
gas tank. and it had a screen on it, and sticking
up in the middle was a smaller tube. I finally
got the smaller tube to where I could blow thru it.
but when I tried to blow thru the bigger hole I
couldn't. And I couldn't see a hole down in there.
Sure would like to see a cross sectional view of
this valve. How can I get the reserve part
working again. And where do I go from there.
I'm thinking plugs and wires. Maybe a whole tune up.
Won't be able to do anything till this is all fixed.

Thanks in advance.

Pooh Bear

Pooh Bear

Yes use Teflon tape on the threads.

At one time what you are describing was the way mine was.

I like to have never got all the packed in rust from all the years out of it even with an air compressor, but with the air compressor, small wire picks and the such I finally got it back, all cleaned all out, it was a job though, and you still have to figure out all the places it has possibly packed up below there.

Mine is still the original, (at least that I got with it).

The cork tends to shrink from the now days gas.

I am told by one of the great folks here:

NAPA part # 730-9506 for the good rubber o-ring gasket; I must have 3 or 4 in the box. I've given up ever trying to use that same gasket twice & it's rubber.

Tip # 10:

• Tip # 10:

Hope the spark plugs come out easy.
Don't know how long they been in there.
The plug wires got a lot of oil and grease on them.

Have you got a part number for the spark plug wires. I know to get the AL437 plugs.

Pooh Bear

Will clean the carb elbow tomorrow and the air filter.

In the fuel valve where is the inlet for the reserve. I took the screen off and pulled the main tank pipe stem out and still couldn't see a hole for the reserve. I can't clean it if I can't see it. This is where a cross sectional view would really be handy.

Thanks.

Pooh Bear