Re: Clearing Fuel Line(s)
I wanted to report on my experience cleaning my fuel line. The car has been sitting 10 years in a heated garage.
1. There was still liquid fuel in the line. I was surprised at how much came out the tank end of the line when I blew compressed air through it.
2. I was dubious, but blowing a small strong line of string through the fuel line was easy.
3. I started by tying a .22 caliber patch to the line, soaking with brake cleaner and pulling it through. At the back I would remove the patch, then pull the line back toward the front. Very gunky.
4. After several passes with one patch, I sprayed brake cleaner in the line. then pulled through two patches about a foot apart.
5. After 25-30 patches, it was really clean.
Here are some pictures:
pic01.jpg
Clean patch tied on the string.
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Patch ready to go into the line.
pic3.jpg
Dirty patch after being pulled through.
I also investigated the gas tank, and it has enough gunk and rust in the bottom that I will be ordering a new one from Quanta.
I wanted to report on my experience cleaning my fuel line. The car has been sitting 10 years in a heated garage.
1. There was still liquid fuel in the line. I was surprised at how much came out the tank end of the line when I blew compressed air through it.
2. I was dubious, but blowing a small strong line of string through the fuel line was easy.
3. I started by tying a .22 caliber patch to the line, soaking with brake cleaner and pulling it through. At the back I would remove the patch, then pull the line back toward the front. Very gunky.
4. After several passes with one patch, I sprayed brake cleaner in the line. then pulled through two patches about a foot apart.
5. After 25-30 patches, it was really clean.
Here are some pictures:
pic01.jpg
Clean patch tied on the string.
pic02.jpg
Patch ready to go into the line.
pic3.jpg
Dirty patch after being pulled through.
I also investigated the gas tank, and it has enough gunk and rust in the bottom that I will be ordering a new one from Quanta.
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