Of course I had just filled the gasoline tank on my 129, plumb into the neck, when the starter solenoid decides to quit working.
The only way I see to access the solenoid is to drain and remove the tank, hence my question.
The inline filter is very recently new.
With the fuel-cap off and the tank shut-off valve all the way open, I was expecting the fuel to gush out and empty the tank in a matter of minutes; as it is, I am only getting a weak little stream that is taking forever.
Is this normal or should the fuel really pour through there ?
Thanks for reading and all help is appreciated.
Fuel Tank Shut-off Valve ???
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Re: Fuel Tank Shut-off Valve ???
Why drain the tank? Do you have the factory style petcock on the tank? If so there is a filter protruding into the tank that can get clogged, I don't run any other filter. I always shut the valve off, remove the four bolts from the dash and remove the two 5/16 screws from the vanity plates (if yours still has them) and take the tank off.
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Re: Fuel Tank Shut-off Valve ???
So far as I can tell, it is the factory petcock.Rmowl wrote:Why drain the tank? Do you have the factory style petcock on the tank? If so there is a filter protruding into the tank that can get clogged, I don't run any other filter. I always shut the valve off, remove the four bolts from the dash and remove the two 5/16 screws from the vanity plates (if yours still has them) and take the tank off.
If I still have this in-tank filter, how do I access it ?
What are these "vanity plates" ?
Thanks.
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Re: Fuel Tank Shut-off Valve ???
Here is what the factory petcock or drain valve looks like. An aftermarket one I purchase off Amazon is on the left, notice shorter filter. Factory original on right minus the valve handle. Part number for that is 7-02351. Here is a picture of the plates I referenced. I prefer to remove the tank supports for easier access. You may not have the plates, they are missing a lot of times, seems that when people worked on them they neglected to put them back on most of the time, been my experience.
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Re: Fuel Tank Shut-off Valve ???
Thank you so much !
If you hadn't told and shown me, I may have never known the filter made onto the shut-off valve even existed; I bet the one on mine is mostly clogged up.
Thanks for the pictures of the vanity plates; that explains the mystery of what those two threaded holes on my tank brackets are for; and, yes, I never got them with the mower.
If you hadn't told and shown me, I may have never known the filter made onto the shut-off valve even existed; I bet the one on mine is mostly clogged up.
Thanks for the pictures of the vanity plates; that explains the mystery of what those two threaded holes on my tank brackets are for; and, yes, I never got them with the mower.