Pump Gives Mowers A Shot of Gas

Pump Gives Mowers A Shot of Gas MOWERS Mowers (31H) 28-2-39 Roger Wessels, Fairbury, Ill., came up with an idea that makes it easier to start the engine on his 1983 Allis Chalmers 720 riding mower. He installed an off-the-shelf electric fuel pump and needle valve on the tractor. He tapped a hole in the intake manifold to install the valve. To start the tractor, he turns the ignition key as he opens the needle valve to pump a shot of fuel into the manifold. "It solves a common problem with one and two-cylinder tractors, which are notorious for starting hard," says Wessels. "I think this idea works better than using starting fluid because once the tractor is equipped with the electric fuel pump, I don't have to hassle with anything else." Wessels also permanently removed the riding mower's hood in order to keep the machine running cooler. "A cooler engine will always last longer," he says. Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Roger Wessels, RFD 1, Fairbury, Ill. 61739 (ph 815 848-9377).

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