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bksnowbelt · Mar 25, 2009

this tractor is starving fro gas.when i drop the sediment bowl it only drips any suggestions

tipper · Mar 25, 2009

I had the same thing happen to me after I pulled the tank on my 674. I could start the tractor, and it would die after 10 seconds. If I let it sit, it would be ready for another start in a minute or so. It turned out that I broke loose just enough rust and general muck to clog things up. I removed all the fittings from the tank and flushed the tank as well as I could with a lot of water. You would be amazed at what came out. I continued doing this until I could see nothing else floating/swirling around in there. It took some time, but eventually the tank was free of loose crud. As far as not wanting to put water into a fuel tank--I figure I had at least a 1/2 pint of water in there when I started draining the fuel...all 15 gallons. If a pint of water is already there, temporarily wetting it down isn't going to cause any problems. I used a blow gun to help it dry, and after blowing out all my lines, I hooked it all back up. I have not had a problem with it since.

Kippster · Mar 26, 2009

I will agree with Tipper. We had a 574 that would go that sometimes and we did the same thing. We used diesel to do the final rinse after the water. Another tip is to take a few handfuls of clean, washed 2b stone in the tank when you put in the water and shake the snot out of the tank. The rocks will help to break any other rust loose in the tank and thus help to eliminate future problems. Just make sure to get all the rocks out when you are done!!! Good luck!
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