TG1860g Water In Gas Tank

[jrossi90]

Hello All,
I have a TG1860G, previous owner lost the gas cap and left it outdoors so the tank is full of water. What do you recommend is the best way to remove the water from the system. Looks like the fuel cutoff was also left in the on position. Not sure if it was cranked over since then or not.
Assuming I should remove the tank but unsure how. Check the carb bowl for water?
Anything else?

Thanks very much.

 

[SidecarFlip]

People do stupid things, don't they? Probably should pull the fuel line off the tank and drain that and the carb bowl and drain that too.. New fuel filter and fresh gas. Probably new plugs and crankcase oil as well. If he 'lost' the cap, he most likely 'lost' the maintenance schedule too.

 

[jrossi90]

People do stupid things, don't they? Probably should pull the fuel line off the tank and drain that and the carb bowl and drain that too.. New fuel filter and fresh gas. Probably new plugs and crankcase oil as well. If he 'lost' the cap, he most likely 'lost' the maintenance schedule too.

Thanks.
So will the tank gravity drain or should I remove the entire tank? I noticed the lines seem to be coming from the top of the tank unless I am mistaken.

 

[D2Cat]

I'd suggest removing the entire tank. It's held in place by four bolts. The front two are a little aggravating to get to, but not too bad.

Then you can turn the tank over and make sure there are no leaves or other trash in it. There should be a fuel shut off valve just above the left tire. If it was shut off nothing should have gotten past that. If it is missing or open, you'll need to proceed forward towards the carb. to clear the ling.

 

[whitetiger]

Definitely remove the tank and clean it, the water will be on the bottom and can not be drained through the fuel hose. Your carburetor bowl should have a Philips head screw near the bottom, loosen it a turn or two to drain bowl.

 

[jrossi90]

Thanks very much for all the advice, guys. I'll let you know how it goes.

 

[lugbolt]

I was going to say, it won't gravity feed. It feeds from the top. Remove the tank, it's not hard.

Now that said, I "know of" a guy who's had a similar issue (but diesel), who tipped the whole mower on it's side to drain the tank. That's all I'm going to say about it.

 

[Butch]

When I was working for a fledgling start up we did not throw away anything that could be remotely reused ... and that went so far as my used lab glassware. The final clean out rinse was always water and water in lab glass cannot be left to air dry ... it always leaves spot deposits.

The glass has to be crystal clear, clean and no spots or residue. Here is the trick to rid and clean out your tractors fuel tank. Go to Ace Hardware pick up a quart of acetone... same thing as in finger nail polish remover. This stuff is hydroscopic ... it soaks up water and its impurities like a sponge. Used it on a B2150 fuel tank in place. I disconnected the fuel line at the filter, drained all fuel and then took a bore scope to take a look while it was empty.. Looked clean bit it was dotted with condensate water drops on the sides, bottom and top of the tank interior.

I got a used windshield washer pump connected it to the tank's fuel line and the pump's outlet line to a hose (1/4') that circulates to the fill port of the tank. I put 1/2 the acetone in the tank and started the pump to spray down the tank inside surfaces.

OH CRAP! left out the most critical step... grab a cold beer(s) before you start the monotonous task of spraying the inside of the tank with the acetone.

After a few minutes grab the bore scope and look for places you missed. If it looks good drain the water soaked acetone and put the other 1/2 qt. in the tank and repeat the process till the tank is sparkling clean OR you have run out of beer. Drain all the liquid from the tank. disconnect the pump and the clear the tank of any acetone residual. Clearing the acetone is the easiest part of this process because it is extremely volatile... just drop a air hose in the tank and let it go for about 30 minutes... then check for any remaining liquid... if no liquid you are done.

For me, the best way to minimize the formation of water condensate is to fill the fuel tank after each use AND when you remove the fuel cap ALWAYS wipe the condensate from the fuel cap gasket...

 

[D2Cat]

When I had fuel related problems with the TG1860 gas machine, I removed the fuel talk and dumped it. It had small pieces of black rubber remnants. Looked like disintegrated hose, but not sure.

I flushed the tank with gas, shook it, and dumped it. Repeated about 3 times.