Re: Howdy

Posted by Fish'n Jim On 2013/10/2 16:42:59

U sed it was only sitting a few (3?)years, but how old is the gas in the tank? If it's clear, doesn't smell, it's probably OK. If it's colored, dark(tea), or cloudy, it needs completely flushed out/inspected.
I had a mess in my tank and line. The line was "new" but I think someone put something in tank. There's way too much stuff in there. There was a goo ball in the fuel pump bowl. The only way I could get the line open was to blow it (100 psig) and perculate acetone down into it until full and let it sit. Hook up an air fitting with a relief valve in case it don't clear so you can safely disconnect. I used an air gun that has a tapered rubber tip that fits the flare end. There's some low spots that don't fill easy by gravity once you get it accepting acetone from the top, so drain some out the end and keep adding until it levels off. Once it dissolves everything day or so, blow it out again. T hen flush fresh gas until you get a full stream. I rigged a funnel on a gas line to fill the line. The tank never did open up. Soaking wouldn't cut it. Hope yours is better. Pump rebuild kits for ethanol are ~$60 and easily obtained. I used the NAPA carb cleaner kit(gallon can) and it looks like new and works well on temporary fuel can connected to the line at the trunk end.