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  • Mark H.
    Very Frequent User
    • July 31, 1998
    • 384

    #16
    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.

    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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