wfrpalm 218 #1 Posted July 30, 2016 I took my 875 for the first ride of the year today, it started right up and ran good for the first couple of minutes but then lost power and seemed like it was running out of gas, I started to smell gas and when I looked at the sediment bowl it was shooting a stream of gasoline from the the hole that usually has the shut off valve in it. I would like to know if I should do away with the bowl, replace it or see if I can get a new valve ( or find the one that fell out ). 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 43,939 #2 Posted July 30, 2016 While the sediment bowl is stock and looks cool,I would eliminate it and install an inline shut off and a filter. I never met a sediment bowl that didn't leak! 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DougC 2,643 #3 Posted July 30, 2016 Sediment bowl catches the big chunks but lets the rest of the garbage free to try and get lodged between the needle and seat. Yeah what squonk advised is the best solution and probably also the cheapest. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wfrpalm 218 #4 Posted July 30, 2016 I had been thinking about getting rid of the bowl even before this happened so that is probably the way I am going. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 43,939 #5 Posted July 30, 2016 Nothing like a fuel leak in a hot garage. you get home from work and whip open the door and WHEW!!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KC9KAS 4,744 #6 Posted July 31, 2016 4 hours ago, squonk said: While the sediment bowl is stock and looks cool,I would eliminate it and install an inline shut off and a filter. I never met a sediment bowl that didn't leak! I agree and that is what I did on my 875. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wfrpalm 218 #7 Posted July 26, 2017 I know it has been a year since I posted this but I found the missing part the next day sitting on the frame. The 875 had lost all its gas by then and I pushed in my basement and left it alone until the other day when I refilled the tank and rode the tractor around my yard. Now it has a slight leak from the valve and is making my house smell like gas. Anyone have an idea as to why it is leaking? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rmaynard 16,372 #8 Posted July 26, 2017 Gasoline with ethanol that sits for any amount of time, will cause the metal parts of the sediment bowl/shut-off valve, fuel pump, and carburetor to corrode. In your case where everything is running okay, I'd replace the bowl/valve with a new one or remove it altogether and add a new shut-off valve and in-line fuel filter. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wfrpalm 218 #9 Posted July 28, 2017 I decided to do away with the bowl should I just use a elbow to replace it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
