A cracked fuel bowl & temporary fix:

MotorSeven · Jul 3, 2011

Yesterday I was hooking up the FEl & 3 point bail spears. I had 41 4x4 rolls in the pasture to put away. I smelled raw fuel & found that fuel was dripping out of the clear fuel bowl. I remember Island Tractors post on the faulty clear bowls but forgot to pick up a back-up. My dealer was already closed for the day and rain was forecast for this holiday weekend.

So, I needed a temp fix to get me throught until Tuesday. My first attempt was wrapping Gorilla tape around the outside of the bowl...no go, it still dripped just as fast. My next try was the trusty JB Weld. I mixed up a batch & painted the inside of the bowl where the fractures could be seen. I let it set overnight and bingo...no leak.

I just thought I'd post this in case it happens to anyone else & they really need their tractor & can't get a new bowl asap.

Hay's now in the barn:

Spanky100 · Jul 3, 2011

MotorSeven

Nice to get the hay under roof before the rain.

Great pictures and with JB Weld are you sure you need to even put the replacement one on?

Used JB Weld on a 30 year old motorcycle steel fuel tank with a pin hole size rust thru on a $100 barn find dirt bike. Worked for 7 years until the engine went south and we scrapped the bike.

Happy 4th

Wayne

8404 · Jul 4, 2011

My fuel bowls crack too for no apparent reason. ive gone through at least 4 in two years and one just a month ago.
and the cracks are never in the same place.

DK35vince · Jul 4, 2011

8404 said:
My fuel bowls crack too for now apparent reason. ive gone through at least 4 in two years and one just a month ago.
and the cracks are never in the same place.

The older style clear fuel bowls had a history of cracking problems (I went through several due to cracking).
The newer style bowl that I have is white and a softer plastic. Its been working much better so far, no cracking.