This is Trouble. We need our Tractor. Ventrac Fuel problems. Gas tank removal and cleaning.
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- Опубліковано 6 жов 2024
- Fuel problems shut down my plans for the day and forced me to pull the gas tank and clean the fuel lines on our Ventrac 4500Z We need our tractor to handle all the spring growth on the mountain. So there really was no other option.
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My dad always said, start with the cheap parts and work your way up. More times than not, the least expensive part is the problem. My dad could fix anything : ) Thanks!
"bought my wife a tree for her birthday" Classic! Good troubleshooting....fuel, spark, compression, right?!! 👍💪
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My tractor did that only on uphills.
In my case, it was water accumulating in the bottom of the tank.
Drained the tank. Filtered the fuel. Put new inline filter in.
In turns out there can be a lot of water in fuel which is why I pour fuel thru a filter now.
Ethanol fuel will pull moisture from the air. Diesel gets condensation in the tank. I have never figured out how that can happen with a closed properly capped tank, but it does.
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fuel, air, spark, compression ... fresh fuel, fuel filter, air filters, spark plug ... then you need tools! :) I bet you knew that ..
I've been fortunate that the little yellow spout caps are still on my gas cans. I keep a cheap HF brush handy when opening the gas and bar oil covers on my chainsaws. There's always lots of stuff on those wanting to hop into the tank. Thanks for the video.
The cleaner you keep them, the better they run.
I fill my tank through a large fuel filter …. There is a fair amount of water in diesel which accumulates in the tank bottom. Eventually this stalls the tractor on uneven terrain.
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Greetings. Great vids. Hope that you were able to get a fuel strainer fitted on to the fuel fill spout of the Ventrac. Such a great time saver. Cheers.
Good work on the troubleshooting. I am filing this in the mental memory bank and check my gas spouts from now on!
It had to be restricted in the fuel line somehow or.. just by chance the fuel cap was not venting properly and causing a fuel lock because when you take something out then air has to get back in. At least its closer to our spring and near summer weather... I am over snow like no one can believe
had the same thing happen to my Ventrac and other mowers, they get debris in that 90 degree elbow
I appreciate this video. Having the same issue with mine and now I’m gonna try to fix it myself. Thanks again
Good luck. Go slow and steady and you’ll get it.
Quick fix is a air hose with a blower, fuel cap off and blow back through the line between the tank and the filter. Works for whole summers on my riding mower.
I had problems with a petrol machine for ages , 45 years ago. I pulled the fuel lines and carby apart 20 times.
Then one day I got a sun glint on something .
I had a close look and found a strand of hair. got it out, went like a dream after that
Thats amazing. It’s hard to believe how much a tiny think like that can effect it but when you solve it, the difference is night and day.
Thanks I had a similar problem.
It seems like an easy problem to have.
I put a fine mash screen in my tank
Hello Break Heart and family. Hopefully you are having a great weekend. Just got in and relaxing, then I noticed the notification. Let's see what's on today's episode 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲
This was a interesting, great fault finding and another great vlog.
I see you finally got a steering knob👍
Yeah. It makes a big difference.
Hope you found your fuel tank vacuum problem. Simple pinhole vapor lock. Good luck!!
Running like a top today.
you should have put a little ceramic filter on the end off that downtube in the fuel tank, while you had it apart. from a friend in wv
If I ever have to tear it down again, I will do that.
I need to do this; mine has stalled out like that about three or four times over the past few years. My half arsed solution so far has been to blow the fuel and debris back into the tank by blowing through the fuel line where it attaches to the inlet of the filter. Ventrac manual says to clean the tank and replace the lines annually; REALLY! What a PIA. And they do ot show the procedure to remove the taink.
I just added to the title to show that I remove the tank. Not exactly a tutorial but it may help someone.
@@breakheartorchard4761 Well, it did help. After my above post I went out into the 90+F heat and removed my tank and flushed it. I found the culprit. What appeared to be a RTV wafer about nickle size in the tank. Otherwise the tank was clean and the lines were open. The silicone wafer seemed to have neutral bouyancy in the fuel and it probably was being sucked onto the inlet randomly on rare occasions. Took me 2 hours! To warn other tryo's, the eyelet connection to the fuel level sender needs a very thin open ended wrench to hold the nut below the eyelet. My set of old Sears ignition wrenches worked fine. Thanks for the inspiration.
@@rooster3019 i used needle nosed pliers. I debated keeping that in the video but edited it out. Doh!
Great Fix 👌🏽
Of course, machinery fails are common, usually (at my place) when I need a machine it's not working and first I have to fix it. May be a fluke of nature or just technological destiny.. The other eternal problem in machinery and tools is that when you need a thing, that specific thing is always missing and no one knows where it is. Although you say it's time to do something you wanted to do later, you did a nice job. The solution is usually hidden in details.. Sometimes they say "oh, that was just a little screw"... It' just that little screw or a particle too much somewhere that determines the faith of the entire wonderful machine, as great as it is. So, keep an eye on details like when fillig tanks.. take a couple of extra seconds to spare hours of problem solving.. At least it works for me. Anyway, you're doing good and every day there is something new, a new challenge to reach over. Keep on, stay calm and you'll be fine. =) Cheers.
Stay safe.
Looks like the debris is coming in through the cap. Maybe a new cap or better sealing one will do. I'm pretty sure Tractor Supply has a fuel line filter for the pickup line as well. Great piece of equipment for the farm.
I really think it was from having an uncapped gas can in the back of the truck. All the mulch and such getting blown around and ending up in the spout of the can.
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Loyd, you couldn’tbe more correct. You just have to roll with the punches sometimes
Mine does this all summer long. I have to keep taking the drain valve off and forcing air through it into the tank. Everything collects in that small lie
Line
Stainless steel cold brew cup sitting in the mouth of the tank as a gas strainer has been worth its weight in gold.
Thank you for sharing All the best guys
Being a used machine, I'd guess someone wrapped a plastic bag around the cap in an attempt to seal it up. The place you bought it from probably put on a new cap but didn't clean the tank out. Don't know about the other debris in the tank. You talked about driving home and having debris blowing around, was the cap off then?
Good to see someone taking the time to figure out a problem.
Gas can spot was uncapped. I think mulch and trash in the truck swirled around and found a way into the gas can spout.
@@breakheartorchard4761 Ah, that makes sense. Glad you got it fixed.
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Check the tank fuel cap!
I second this comment
Is there any way you can get a gauze filter to go on the end of the pickup tube (black one) that's inside the tank, to prevent anything being sucked into the lines,
Someone else suggested a ceramic filter. I’ll be looking into it, if this happens again.
Did you check the computer to see if it indicates what the problem is?
I did t even know that was an option. Does it have an odb port?
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Open the engine cover and remove the air filter. The computer is on the backside of the dash and has about 10 to 12 indicator lamps indicating the current status of the tractor. I discovered this info on a recent UA-cam video.
There is an online manual that shows the lights on the computer. Try downloading a copy of the manual if you don't already have one.
vapor lock??????
Debris getting into the gas tank. It only takes a tiny bit to clog the tank.