Dropped Plastic Gas Nozzle into the Tank - Suggestions?

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Nuru

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Well, i had one of those spectacularly silly moments where I relaxed while filling my tank with fuel and bang the entire autofill nozzle fell into the tank. I tried initially to fish around in there to get it out but no luck sofar. And now for some weird reason, I cannot cut on my MMM as the tractor stalls each time, but runs fine without turning it on - sounds familiar to anyone?
 
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Well if the stalling did not occur before dropping the cap then the cap is likely partially blocking the gas tank fuel exit. The power needed to run the MMM needs more gas which isn't available.
 
   / Dropped Plastic Gas Nozzle into the Tank - Suggestions?
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Well if the stalling did not occur before dropping the cap then the cap is likely partially blocking the gas tank fuel exit. The power needed to run the MMM needs more gas which isn't available.

Yep, that is what I figured, and so now I gotta figure a way to get it out of there.
 
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Try one of these retrieval tools.
 
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Try one of these retrieval tools.
I got one however, the tank is not that easy to reach - see drawing

I gotta figure how to snake my way down into the base of the tank itself instead of the upper portion.
 

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   / Dropped Plastic Gas Nozzle into the Tank - Suggestions?
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I guess I need to find one long enough to get into the bottom of the tank.
 
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I posted this on the other thread, you might get it with a powerful magnet if the spring is in there and it's a low enough stainless that it has magnetic properties. If you have another one check to see if there's a place a magnet can stick to it.

Rob
 
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I posted this on the other thread, you might get it with a powerful magnet if the spring is in there and it's a low enough stainless that it has magnetic properties. If you have another one check to see if there's a place a magnet can stick to it.

Rob

Yep, I did see the other post and responded. thanks for the suggestion
 
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:cool:how about a steel clothes hanger straighten it out and make a little hook on one end. if not long enuff twist 2 together to make it longer, or better yet braze 2 together, then wrap the joint with tape, so it doesnt hang on anything on the way back out. might be best to drain the tank 1st. if possible.
 
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I don't have an idea for fishing it out of there, but I would be careful about probing around in there and trying to pull stuff out. There could be stuff in there you don't want to rip out, such as fuel guage sender.
 

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