Archive through January 25, 2013

[mfrade]

Do you have to run any of this fuel with ethanol it it? It supposedly is causing a lot of issues for a lot of people. One guy tells me that he pours his fuel into a glass bottle and waits an hour before adding it into the tank. If he sees any separation in the fuel, he pours the gas off the top and "dumps" the ethanol.

 

[jchamberlin]

I'm with Mike, I think one of the characteristics of alcohol is that it will absorb water, which in cold temperatures turns to ice. I remember adding a product called HEET to the gas tanks of my automobiles when I lived in Chicago. It was supposed to pull the water out of the gas safely, but that was before ethanol became widely used.

 

[jsalatino]

HydroHarry....I still have the old fuel line,fittings & bowl, I'll put it this way, whenever I do replace somthing, I hang on to it. I even go afar as clean em up,light coat a oil or WD to keep it from surface rust,wrap it up,bag em whatever,then put a label on it what cub it cam off and bok it up.I have a small box of parts for this 104 I keep seperate from others. Just in case later down the road I want to put it back to stock or close to it I can.That and if I ever do sell it,which I probably wont since its the first cc I bought,then it can go with.I have a few binders with them protective plastic sleeves to put my maintence records in & stuff like that. I do enjoy these old cubs,and it seems like they take up most of my free time I have. lol Wouldnt change it, I'll try gettin them pics here in a bit,bare with me. My email is really messed up bad.

Donald..Actually I have thought about using one of them tank shutoffs like you posted , I couldnt find any around here, for now I'm going to run it like this,but I'm not saying later down the road I wont pick one up online and try it.

 

[tbdavis]

Hey Melody - thanks for checking the lift for me. It confused me somewhat because the motor had been taken off the housing and there were tiny star washers and nuts on the end of those long bolts. Maybe they just stuck them on to keep the motor housing from coming apart. Anyway, thanks again for all your help.

 

[kconway]

Thanks Jonathan and Don for the glass sediment bowl replacement info. Gives me some direction.

 

[hydroharry]

Jonathan S - yup, good idea to bag'm up and keep'm. By the way, that fuel shut off with the screen that Don T posted a pic of, is very common in your local NAPA store if they have a lawn/garden section.

Kevin C - if the glass bowl assembly is your only problem then you can get one from at least one of the sponsors, and might be less expensive and less involved than changing to a valve and running a new complete line and changing the carb inlet fitting - just depends on what you want to do, if you want to keep it original, etc.

Don T - the other thing about the original Kohler/Carter carb float bowls, is they can develop a little crack or even a pin hole in the bottom that you can't hardly or even see. Sometimes the inside of the bowl will look like it has some pitting on the bottom and you'll have to look real closely to see cause it may go all the way thru. New is probably the best way to go - or at least replace it from one of those "new to you" units you just picked up.

Wonder what happened to Mark and his 149 starting problem? And if it still back fires?

 

[thoffman]

Kevin,
Is it leaking at the "T" handle shut off. Can be a quick fix for that.

 

[bwittman]

Regarding those pictures of the fuel shut-off valves that Don T. posted, I have seen both styles often.

My 1250 has a fuel shut-off in the style of a ball valve. I think this is, by far, the easiest to operate, especially with the side panels found on the Quietline. I think I have seen photos of them on other Quietlines, but have never seen them for sale anywhere. Does anyone know if they are available somewhere?

 

[dtanner]

Harry Bursell

I will take a closer look at the fuel bowl in the am. The float could have a leak and over fill the bowl . I like using the 129/149 fuel taps because I find I don`t have to clean those carbs as often.I find with just the fuel bowl screen it will let dirt though to the carb that will cause problems with the engine. I add the filters and find they do a much better job keeping dirt out of the carbs.Those filters make my cubs more dependable.

 

[digger]

Brian W.
They are not hard to find, If you take the time to look. Every sponsor that sells parts, has or can get them.

 

[bwittman]

Thank you, Charlie, for letting me know that the ball valve fuel shut-off valve is available. It isn't clear, either on the Cub Cadet parts look-up or on your website under fuel and tune-up. I'll make a note of that part number.

Thanks again.

 

[digger]

Surely you jest.

 

[bwittman]

Thanks for adding it, just for me.

 

[hydroharry]

Don T - while you look at the bowl please also note there is supposed to be a small gasket on the bolt holding the bowl. Sometimes the old one is so hard pressed onto the bolt that you can't even tell it's there. Don't know if that could cause part of the problem but I always like to make sure there is a good one on there and the old one is removed.

 

[kconway]

Tom Hoffman - Yes, it's leaking at the "T" handle. I'm all about easy fixes, tell me more!

 

[dtanner]

Kevin Conway

The t handle can be removed and string can be wound on to the shaft or a small piece of vacuum line can be cut a slid over the end of the shaft.
I know Charlie sell a rubber part for this purpose.

 

[thoffman]

Kevin,
Don must have BTDT.
Unscrew the valve (plug the opening so you don't loose all your gas), side the screw collar back, give it a few raps and reinstall, screw it all the way in tight and all the out tight. The string compresses into a tight fiber seal.

 

[kconway]

Tom, Don, - So I unscrew the little nut first then back out the "T"?

 

[thoffman]

Yes

 

[hydroharry]

Isn't there a little rubber O-ring on the shaft? Is that where you're wrapping some string?