Oil & Fuel Fuel shut off valve will not close.

[JohnDeere4300]

Today is the first problem I've had with the shut off valve, and it worked fine yesterday.

After using my tractor today i went to turn the fuel off and it WILL NOT turn.

I worked on it for over an hour & even sprayed some WD-40 on it but it won't close.

It fills tight & could break off if i really force it.


anyone have any suggestions?

 

[Willl]

Sounds like something internally stopping it up.

Drain tank and remove and clean valve. What ?, you thought this was going to be easy ?

If valve isn't removable, drain and try blowing backwards through valve with some compressed air. Heck, even a can of keyboard cleaner would work.

 

[JohnDeere4300]

Sounds like something internally stopping it up.

Drain tank and remove and clean valve. What ?, you thought this was going to be easy ?

If valve isn't removable, drain and try blowing backwards through valve with some compressed air. Heck, even a can of keyboard cleaner would work.

Well i am almost empty on fuel.

Yea i thought it would be easy

I'll check it out in the morning & spray everything i have on it.....I'll try the keyboard cleaner.

Have you had this happen before ?

 

[Willl]

I'm almost afraid to say I don't even shut off my fuel. So, no, not on this machine.

But, I had a valve similar on a motorcycle tank that froze stiff with that whitish buildup you get with alum valves/fittings.

A good cleaning and lots of lube and slowly working it back and forth got it working again.

 

[JohnDeere4300]

Willl,

I got the shut off valve to work today.

I sprayed it down with "nut buster" and was able to work it back & forth without breaking it off.

 

[Willl]

Very cool.

Any idea what was hanging it up ?

 

[JohnDeere4300]

Very cool.

Any idea what was hanging it up ?

No,

The day before it worked fine, and yesterday when i went to turn the fuel off it was so stiff that i couldn't turn it by hand, and i was afraid it would break off if i used channel-locks.

Just one of those days.