This is a Genuine Manufacturer Sourced replacement part used on a variety of Engines. This part provides an air tight seal for mounting the Gas Tank. This part is made out of Composite Material and it is Sold Individually.
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Found my grandfather\'s old plow under a pile of scrap metal while clearing out my dad\'s barn. The 5 hp implement was on its side in the dirt and was last used 40 years or more.
1. Removed starter rope assembly in order to remove dirt.
2. Removed and flushed fuel tank.
3. Cleaned carb and replaced needle valve and diaphragm and spring.
4. Replace spark plug.
5. Reassembled and started. Runs fine!
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Carb was clogged
Jim from San Antonio, Texas
2 of 2 peoplefound this instruction helpful.
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
1- 2 hours
Tools:
Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers, Socket set, Wrench set
The time consuming part was separating the fuel tank from the still connected carb. Throttle cable, governor spring and kill switch wiring had to disconnected before tank could be removed. The gasket between the tank and carb was half gone so that problem was obvious. Just to be on the safe side, I also replaced the fuel pump diaphragm wh
... Read moreich required removing the muffler too. This was on a very old Troy Bilt rototiller that had some previous engine mods. Parts supplied were perfect.
1. Remove carburetor/tank assembly.
a.disconnect throttle cable.
b.disconnect governor spring
2. Separate carburetor from tank, remove diaphragm and clean all thoroughly.
3. Make sure no old gasket material is remaining and all ports are clear/open.
4. Re-assemble diaphragm, carburetor and tank using
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5. Re-install carburetor/tank assembly on engine in reverse order as dis-assembly.
Muffler installation:
1. Flatten retaining tabs with a cold chisel or screwdriver and unbolt old muffler.
Note: In my case one of the bolts snapped off in the block so that was another can of worms, I filed the bolt flat as best that I could, center punched it (emphasis on center!) and drilled for an easy-out. Easy-outs didn\'t work, too much outward force so I drilled a little bigger and tapped it out. Use the proper size drill bits and make sure drilling is straight with the block!
2. Install new muffler and gasket then curl the retaining tabs to secure the bolt heads.
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Fuel pump diaphragm was bad. Gas tank rusted.
Wayne from Ogden, Utah
1 personfound this instruction helpful.
Difficulty Level:
A Bit Difficult
Total Repair Time:
1- 2 hours
Tools:
Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers, Socket set, Wrench set
1. Removed fuel tank and carburetor
2. Sand blasted inside of fuel tank.
3 Cleaned carb and blew out fuel pick-up tubes and carb.
4. Replaced carb to tank gasket, intake gasket, and diaphragm gasket.
Take off carb and tank hardest thing is the governor linkage take a photo first I didn\'t and had to do a lot of thinking to get it all back the right way it started in 2 pulls and runs great
Pick up tube fell off bottom of carburetor into the fuel tank. Removed fuel tank, secured the original pick up tube and reinstalled fuel tank. Not as easy as it sounds considering I did not remove carburetor because the mounting bolts were stripped. Tiller is 20years old.
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Old gas in carburetor. Stiff diaphram in carburetor
Robert from Surprise, Arizona
0 of 1 peoplefound this instruction helpful.
Difficulty Level:
Easy
Total Repair Time:
30 - 60 mins
Tools:
Nutdriver, Pliers, Screw drivers, Socket set, Wrench set
Removed carburetor from engine. ( pay attention to where springs and wire(s) are hooked up. Take pictures of assembly with your smart phone before disassembly for future reference. Cleaned carburetor with can of carb cleaner spray then soaked ithe carb in a solution of 1/2 pine sol and 1/2 water , just enough to cover the carburetor.
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Model Cross Reference
This part works with the following models:
ERP Number: ERP8943841
Manufacturer Part Number: 272409S
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