John Deere GT225: water in the fuel tank

cjet69

cjet69

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This tractor has run good since I got it, but had to park it outside for several days a while back. Of course we got rain for a couple of those days and the next time I ran it I started having problems. When I checked the bowl on the carb I found some water. I hadn't added any fuel so I figure it had to get in the tank through the fuel cap or around the fuel line grommet on top of the tank. I pulled the fender deck off, cleaned off the crud, and found a bad fuel line grommet.
The mower shop down the road had one so I didn't have to wait for parts. I got everything blown out and reassembled. I had a new hydro reservoir on hand so this was a good time to install it also. Got it fired up and it seems to be running good again.

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Glad you got her fixed . I have a 235 and although she’s 20 years old this year and needed a few extra repairs before winter I rely on it heavily.
 
Any water in fuel goes right to the carb as water settles. I store my fuel jugs outside so its not unusual to see a bit of ice frozen in bottom of jug. Learned this some years ago emptying fuel tank that had been sitting awhile, there was a good size chunk of ice in bottom of tank
 
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