Re: Howdy

Posted by HH56 On 2013/10/4 19:22:11

You might let the gas sit another day or so then blow air back to see if things have cleared. Unless someone has a better idea, acetone would be the next thing I'd try. If you do try acetone make sure to have enough it covers that pickup area and then some. If still no luck, will probably need some professional expertise.

No idea on the car's history but one other thing might be the condition of the fuel line. Have you examined it the entire length of the run down the left frame rail to make sure it isn't crushed in some spot.

If the fuel drain plug has been removed recently then probably won't be too bad. If not, one caution is there is a good chance the steel plug has corroded to the tank piece. Use penetrating oil and give it time to work. Either way, when removing the plug, be sure and hold the tank side with some large visegrips or something so it can't twist loose. Tank side is only pressed into the metal so if it does twist loose, there is no easy repair. If you do remove it, I'd find a brass plug as a replacement.