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Gas Lines
I'm interested in suggestions to clean gas lines on a car that has
been stored for 23 years. Gasoline poured into the tank does not flow to the pump, even with some air pressure into the filler neck. |
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Gordon Siebert wrote: > I'm interested in suggestions to clean gas lines on a car that has > been stored for 23 years. Gasoline poured into the tank does not flow > to the pump, even with some air pressure into the filler neck. Try blowing air into the fuel line from the front to the back. Disconnect the fuel line at the pump and blow air back towards the tank. If there is a screen inside the tank, this will sometimes blow the obstruction out of the way. If you have enough gunk in the tank to block a screen, it is likely that you will need to drop the tank and clean it out anyway. Tim |
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Acetone is one of the best solvents. disconnect line from tank to fuel
pump at the pump----You can apply full hose pressure there---leave filler cap off!! Then take tank off, put in about a quart of marbles & 2 or 3 qts of acetone, set it on a rocking chair & rock it . Drain s**t from tank, strain acetone & repeat till it comes clean.--Put on a new fuel pump--the diaphragm will be bad on the old one--You did fill the carb with acetone & let it set while doing all of this, didn't you,??--It takes time to soften 23 yr old varnish. Try to pump some acetone into the fuel line & let it soak too.--use a pump-type oil can--preferably all metal--most plastics don't like acetone.---change fuel filter too. Gordon Siebert wrote: > I'm interested in suggestions to clean gas lines on a car that has > been stored for 23 years. Gasoline poured into the tank does not flow > to the pump, even with some air pressure into the filler neck. |
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