[SEL] John Deere Fuel Tank/Oil Pan

[Spencer Yost]

Great job cutting the gasket.   Looks very professional

Spencer Yost
Owner, ATIS
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On 11/9/2004 at 7:52 PM Luke Tonneberger wrote:

>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
>
>
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