Dropped Plastic Gas Nozzle into the Tank - Suggestions?

[rekees4300]

Here's a thought - with the tank empty stick a shopvac hose in the tank and suck the nozzle out.

 

[Nuru]

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.

Well, that was my first thought however, I was a bit worried about pulling on the wrong thing and not being able to see what I am pulling on.

 

[Nuru]

Here's a thought - with the tank empty stick a shopvac hose in the tank and suck the nozzle out.

I also had this thought and may try it with a small hose. I will probably need to get a very small hose to pull it off.

 

[Nuru]

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.

Yep, don't want to have to pull the tank unless it is absolutely necessary.

 

[Rob-D]

Hard to believe it causes the tractor to die out. Maybe the nozzle is over the outlet.

OK what have you tried so far?

Rob

 

[Nuru]

Hi-intensity light, rubber coated hangar to gently poke around, going to get a longer easy pick-up to try to see if I can latch on to it. Still thinking of different options. Probably will resort to draining the tank and using a small diameter hose on a wet/dry vacuum.

 

[Spudland_Dave]

Hmmm....
While its easy for me to say, It doesnt look overly complex or hard to remove the tank....
The way I see it is yes..if the other ideas work, then your good to go in short time...but I hate investing time & money in things that have a high probability of failure...

Draining & Removing the tank is 100% sure to get it out.

 

[kennyd]

I don't believe the fuel nozzle is the problem with it starting the PTO's, I am thinking the seat switch is bad or became disconnected.

 

[Nuru]

I don't believe the fuel nozzle is the problem with it starting the PTO's, I am thinking the seat switch is bad or became disconnected.

You know, i will check that out, seems kinda interesting since the MMM was working just prior and and then after being parked on a hill, it started doing this when I want to do a last minute minor cut.

 

[Rob-D]

Nuru,
I voiced the same doubts in a previous post here. In my view the nozzle simply can't clog the fuel outlet. If it makes you feel better than, by all means, get it out but there is a simple test to see if it's causing fuel problems. Shut off the petcock on the tank, disconnect the line from the carb and open the petcock with the line in a jar or fuel can. If it's running out than the nozzle isn't the cut out problem.

Rob