John Deere H hand start

[AZ GARY]

The gas valve that switches from gas to kerosene is plugged up and we can't turn the valve. We started to remove the hood so we could get at the valve easier. That is a problem in its self so far we can't get the gas tank to separate from the hood. Looking at it from another angle can we unscrew the sediment valve without removing the tin?

 

[Fixingfarmer]

The tank is supported by that hood most things can be done without removing the hood on the A B G one can pull the head without removing the hood. My specific H knowledge is very little but I would assume the plan is the same it’s not like an M

Valve should separate at the nuts that hold the lines on? One line that goes to carb and one that goes to each tank?

Sediment bowl should thread into tank?

 

[Mike(NEOhio)]

You should be able to get the sediment bowl off while it's on. Take the lines off and pull the control rod out of the coupling, it has cotter pins. Unscrew the whole unit.

 

[AZ GARY]

Thanks for the advice, should have asked first. Can we just put on a regular sediment bowl assembly and just hook it up to one tank, if we can't get the old one working

 

[Fixingfarmer]

Yes I have several with a sediment bowl and skip the valve completely and use the sediment bowl shut off

 

[dan_41jdh]

It’s always best to remove the hood and fuel tank as an assembly. Although it is possible and is much faster to remove the tank with the hood still on the tractor, it isn’t easy and you will scratch up a lot of paint when doing so.. (For those interested, Field Service Bulletin 142-S described that procedure.)

The 3-way valve cannot be unscrewed from the fuel filter/sediment bowl as its swing radius is too large and it will hit the bottom of the fuel tank – so, you need to unscrew the fuel filter/sediment bowl and the 3-way valve as an assembly (you will have to pry the bottom of the hood out very slightly for clearance when doing so) and then separate the 3-way valve, as Mike(NEOhio) described. If you want to eliminate the 3-way valve, Deere had a special fitting, B2526R, that replaced it and it had the correct ¼" female pipe thread to fit the outlet of the fuel filter/sediment bowl, and the ½-24 male thread compression fitting end to fit those special tubing fittings. Those compression fittings aren’t what you can find in a plumbing shop. Several aftermarket suppliers furnish the equivalent of that B2526R, but they aren’t cheap! However, many folks who aren’t concerned about correctness or appearance have created their own plumbing arrangements that work.

 

[AZ GARY]

Thanks for the info, I think we went this far we will take off the hood but will go back with a regular sediment bulb assembly.