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roughrider · 04-23-2011, 06:34 AM

Removed my original '31 fuel shutoff valve from the tank and can't see how to get the old packing out to replace it. Is there a trick?

Thanks. (It drips slowly, tired off the coffee can on the floor board)

Joop · 04-23-2011, 06:57 AM

If this is a late 1931 shutoff (under the hood) just loosen the gas valve pack nut and put a drift pin in the outlet (on the bottom) and push the valve out.

roughrider · 04-23-2011, 07:18 AM

This car is an early 31 (Oct 30), valve is inside the car. Does the valve shaft pullout or unscrew? Pulling on it with fingers doesn't work.

Tom Wesenberg · 04-23-2011, 07:23 AM

Sometimes the packing is so tight that you will have to press or hammer the valve out. I had to use a dental pick to remove my packing when I lapped the valve.

roughrider · 04-27-2011, 03:01 PM

Tom,
I built a small puller like one for a steering wheel and finally got it out. The fiber type packing was really tough. What are you using to lap it with?
Any tricks to it?
thanks

RonC · 04-27-2011, 03:04 PM

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can you boil the valve in hot water to loosen the packing?

Tom Wesenberg · 04-27-2011, 03:34 PM

It's been 10 years or more, but I seem to recall using my lathe and fine emmery cloth to polish the valve. I used toothpaste to seat the carb needed and seat and may have use some toothpaste on the shutoff valve also. Both have been great since then. I lost 10 gallons over the winter before the fix.

pick · 04-27-2011, 06:31 PM

I used valve lapping compund and did it slowly by hand. Then cleaned everything real well before reassembly and it has worked great (no leaks) ever since.

bluesman31 · 07-05-2012, 08:40 PM

My valve is the same inside the car early 31. The packing is fused in the housing. Can you pull on the shaft to loosen?

BILL WILLIAMSON · 07-06-2012, 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg

Sometimes the packing is so tight that you will have to press or hammer the valve out. I had to use a dental pick to remove my packing when I lapped the valve.

Bill's dentist died, so he doesn't get free dental picks anymore. Bill W's Ghost

04-23-2011, 06:34 AM	#1
roughrider Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Mexico mountains Posts: 30	Shutoff valve packing stuck Removed my original '31 fuel shutoff valve from the tank and can't see how to get the old packing out to replace it. Is there a trick? Thanks. (It drips slowly, tired off the coffee can on the floor board)

04-23-2011, 06:57 AM	#2
Joop Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 2,953	Re: Shutoff valve packing stuck If this is a late 1931 shutoff (under the hood) just loosen the gas valve pack nut and put a drift pin in the outlet (on the bottom) and push the valve out.

04-23-2011, 07:18 AM	#3
roughrider Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Mexico mountains Posts: 30	Re: Shutoff valve packing stuck This car is an early 31 (Oct 30), valve is inside the car. Does the valve shaft pullout or unscrew? Pulling on it with fingers doesn't work.

04-23-2011, 07:23 AM	#4
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Shutoff valve packing stuck Sometimes the packing is so tight that you will have to press or hammer the valve out. I had to use a dental pick to remove my packing when I lapped the valve. Last edited by Tom Wesenberg; 04-23-2011 at 07:29 AM.

04-27-2011, 03:01 PM	#5
roughrider Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Mexico mountains Posts: 30	Re: Shutoff valve packing stuck Tom, I built a small puller like one for a steering wheel and finally got it out. The fiber type packing was really tough. What are you using to lap it with? Any tricks to it? thanks

04-27-2011, 03:04 PM	#6
RonC Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 1,868	Re: Shutoff valve packing stuck Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) can you boil the valve in hot water to loosen the packing?

04-27-2011, 03:34 PM	#7
Tom Wesenberg Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mpls, MN Posts: 27,582	Re: Shutoff valve packing stuck It's been 10 years or more, but I seem to recall using my lathe and fine emmery cloth to polish the valve. I used toothpaste to seat the carb needed and seat and may have use some toothpaste on the shutoff valve also. Both have been great since then. I lost 10 gallons over the winter before the fix.

04-27-2011, 06:31 PM	#8
pick Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: New Haven, IN Posts: 86	Re: Shutoff valve packing stuck I used valve lapping compund and did it slowly by hand. Then cleaned everything real well before reassembly and it has worked great (no leaks) ever since.

07-05-2012, 08:40 PM	#9
bluesman31 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: E. Massachusetts & New Hampsire Posts: 152	Re: Shutoff valve packing stuck My valve is the same inside the car early 31. The packing is fused in the housing. Can you pull on the shaft to loosen?