Oil & Fuel draining fuel filter

[navyjoe]

I just got a lot of water in my fuel tank. I've had to remove and drain my filter 3 times in an hour. Is there a bowl anywhere that has a drain petcock in the bottom so I don't have to remove the bowl everytime to drain the water??

 

[RickB]

Not that I am aware of. Do yourself (and your tractor) a favor and drain the tank completely and refill with fresh fuel and a new fuel filter.

 

[LBrown59]

Not that I am aware of. Do yourself (and your tractor) a favor and drain the tank completely and refill with fresh fuel and a new fuel filter.

good idea.

 

[navyjoe]

I posted a reply but apparently it got lost so If 2 show up forgive me.

First I have a TC35. Forgot to mention that.

As for draining the fuel tank, 13 gallons. Thats not a straight forward task. There is no cutoff valve in that line that I can see. Also the exit from the tank isn't exactly at the low point of the tank. Its about 6 inches in from the side. Any ideas?

 

[IH3444]

Remove tank.

 

[Soundguy]

Rick, were the 'thousand series' IE.. models previous to the TC the last units to have the water seperator and the filter with water seperator built in, Plus a sediment bowl?

seems like a good feature to have deleted.

soundguy

 

[thclimer]

I understand your concern with 13 gallons running all out at once, is there anyway you could siphon it out with long tube. Worst case is you could always put your finger over the end of the long tube as you move from one 5-gallon container to another, you are also probably going need three 5-gallon containers. Hope you'er able to get it all out.

 

[LBrown59]

I understand your concern with 13 gallons running all out at once, is there anyway you could siphon it out with long tube. Worst case is you could always put your finger over the end of the long tube as you move from one 5-gallon container to another, you are also probably going need three 5-gallon containers. Hope you'er able to get it all out.

I would pump the fuel out of the tank with this
.

 

[horsinaround]

or worst case, put some fuel treatment in it that disipates the water. Like I said, that is the worst case. Best option is to drain the tank. or at least drain it until water stops coming out. The water will go to the low point of the tank if you let it sit for 12 hours or so.

 

[RickB]

I posted a reply but apparently it got lost so If 2 show up forgive me.

First I have a TC35. Forgot to mention that.

As for draining the fuel tank, 13 gallons. Thats not a straight forward task. There is no cutoff valve in that line that I can see. Also the exit from the tank isn't exactly at the low point of the tank. Its about 6 inches in from the side. Any ideas?

The quantity is immaterial; the contamination is the problem. The outlet of the tank is most certainly at the bottom, it is flat. You don't need a valve, remove the clamp from the hose entering the filter head, pull the hose off and stick it in a funnel directing the fluid (I won't call it fuel) into the proper number of containers. If you are real fussy, clamp a pair of visegrips or similar locking pliers over the fuel line while you remove it from the fuel filter head and get it situated where you need it. It's about as straightforward as anything can be. I just did one a couple weeks ago.