[SEL] John Deere Fuel Tank/Oil Pan

[Luke Tonneberger]

Hi Everybody,

A couple weeks ago I asked about sealing up the crankcase and fuel tank on 
my 3hp John Deere. I picked up some cork type gasket material from Carquest 
and cut myself some new gaskets. I cleaned up all the cast surfaces with a 
razor blade then wiped them down with mineral spirits. I then took some 
permatex and put a small bead on the cast surfaces and assembled it all 
together. I did all this the weekend before last. This past weekend I added 
the oil and some fuel and cranked it up. It started and ran fine and didn't 
have any leaks show up.  Time will tell, but it looks good so far.  Just 
thought I'd share with the way I did it. Thanks for the advice everyone gave 
me. Here is a few pictures I took while I was working on it.

http://www.oldengine.org/members/luket/jd/jd.html

Luke Tonneberger
Rockford, Michigan
USA