Dang cracked fuel bowl

[IslandTractor]

Q - If the bowl cracks and your not around for a week will it drain the tank on a CK 30 HST ?

I doubt it. When mine cracked (DK40SE) it only leaked while running.

 

[dfkrug]

Q - If the bowl cracks and your not around for a week will it drain the tank on a CK 30 HST ?

The CKs use a fuel pump, which is below the level of the filter. So when the tractor is running, there is a small
pressure on the bowl, but no siphon effect. Mine leaked only while running. Turns out, mine was cracked at the
base, but also around the mounting flange. The leak was about to get bigger.

Anyway, HIGHBEAM's warning was that he smelled the fuel. If your sniffer is not as good, you may find
out when you run out of fuel sooner than expected.

The new bowl is milky, as everyone reports. That means you cannot see fuel (or water) inside, which seems
to defeat the whole purpose of this kind of filter.

The self-bleeding fuel system works very well on these Kiotis, BTW. None of my other brand tractors was this
easy.

 

[GeorgeSB]

Reading this thread, I'm going to order a new bowl, my tractor is a 2003 and has the original bowl. Is the Kioti replacement the only choice? Did anyone find any other options? What's the best place to order on line? I wish there were a glass version!!!!
Thank you,
Great thread!

 

[dfkrug]

What's the best place to order on line?

I got mine from a dealer who sells thru eBay. If you have a local dealer (I do not), then
it is possible that they could actually stock one. But I doubt it. Kioti prob still has a
mandatory extra charge to direct-ship a part to you ordered by a dealer.

For the $27 I paid, I considered replacing the whole assembly, but the mounting
bracket on the one I was interested in was just too different.

There is no value to this kind of filter cup if you can not see thru it. Some
other tractors use a spin-on steel filter. Old tractors used glass bowls so
you could see if there was debris or water in there.

If you find an alternative cup, let us know.

 

[edday]

I just ordered one Sunday and got it Wednesday.... $19 on tractorjoe.com

 

[edday]

Reading this thread, I'm going to order a new bowl, my tractor is a 2003 and has the original bowl. Is the Kioti replacement the only choice? Did anyone find any other options? What's the best place to order on line? I wish there were a glass version!!!!
Thank you,
Great thread!

I ordered mine on tractorjoe.com $19 and received it very fast