Posted by tomnj on September 16, 2010 at 16:39:12 from (71.187.29.36):
I just went to start up my 1939 Farmall A and it wouldn't start. Thought the float was stuck because I haven't used this tractor since the spring. went to check the carb and saw that the sediment bowl was half full of what I thought was sediment. It turned out to be a black tar like substance. I drained the tank and screwwed out the sediment bowl and there is black globs of tar in the gas and loads of it in the tank. The local farmers are telling me they are having the same problems in all their machinery and it is from the ethanol in the gas. Anything more than a month and the stuff starts to form. (Looks just like the stuff on the beaches of New Orleans)A friend at the local Sheriffs office said they have had luck putting stabile in the tank once a month, but thats a real hassle with alot of equipment. Even the local gas stations have told me they have to change filters every week on their pumps because this is forming in their tanks. I need to clean out my tank but haven't found a solvent that will disolve this stuff, alcohol, lacquer thinner, turpentine won't touch it. Does anybody know of any way to clean this *&$*# out of my tank and if there is any additive I can put in my other machines to keep this from happening to them. I really don't want to drain all my tanks for the winter. Also there are no gas stations in NY-NJ that sell gas without the ethanol #$%%$# !
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