[SEL] John Deere Fuel Tank/Oil Pan

[Dave Otto]

Luke 

When I did my 1.5 hp Deere I used Gortex gasket tape. The stuff I had is
about 3/8" or 1/2" wide and about 1/8" thick. It will compress and
conform to most any surface. I have run it every summer since and it has
never given me any trouble. It is Teflon so gas and oil will not touch
it. 


The John Deere gaskets are plain cork and not even worth the time to
install.


Dave


Dave Otto
Boise, Idaho



-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Luke
Tonneberger
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 12:00 PM
To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
Subject: [SEL] John Deere Fuel Tank/Oil Pan

Hi Everyone,

On my 3hp John Deere the oil in the crankcase leaked into the fuel tank.
I 
have it all torn apart and found the two little holes where the oil
leaked 
from the crankcase down into the fuel tank. I have the holes welded up
and 
the rest of the steel looks to be in really good shape. I am ready to
put it 
all back together. I know I need to use some cork gasket to seal up the 
mating surfaces, but should I use permatex or some type of instant
gasket 
stuff too? I only want to do this one time and don't want leaky gaskets.

I'm sure there are a few John Deere owners out there that have done this

before and I'm looking for a tried and true method for doing this.
Thanks.

Luke Tonneberger
Rockford, Michigan
USA


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