Re: Re: Fuel Tank
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Re: Re: Fuel Tank



Have to agree w/ David T on this. My sad experience (although it had a
happy ending) was that something got sucked against one of the screens
on the pickup, broke through, and totally stopped up my fuel system
(before the filter). Suspect it was a piece of deteriorated pump boot.
Don't know if mine representative, but remaining screens were so
brittle they crumbled between thumb & forefinger. Ultimately replaced
everything from filter forward -- a not too expensive procedure I'd
recommend to any owner (when I say everything, I mean everything --
including all tank components).

Bill Robertson
#5939

>--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "David Teitelbaum <jtrealty@xxxx>"
<jtrealty@xxxx> wrote:
> Old, stale fuel won't cause any damage to the fuel tank. It will muck
> it up with sludge which can be cleaned out with a lot of rags, paper
> towels, and acetone. The biggest trouble with stale fuel is the mess
> it makes to the internals of the fuel system. One year isn't too bad.
> Just suck it ALL out, refill with fresh, high octane. Until you get
> the old fuel out DO NOT run the fuel pump. That will just push the old
> stuff into the entire system. Once you get the new gas in if the
> system isn't too dirty the new fuel will loosen the crud and the fuel
> pump will circulate it into the fuel filter. After maybe 2 or 3
> tankfills it would be a good idea to change the fuel filter. The big
> deal in the fuel tank is to make sure all of the parts are there,
> installed correctly, and not deteriorated. If the suction hose on the
> bottom of the fuel pump is mushy or split it should be replaced as it
> can collapse or kink under vacuum from the pump.
> David Teitelbaum
> vin 10757
> 
> 
> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Charlie <charlie_az@xxxx>"
> <charlie_az@xxxx> wrote:
> > Hello out there!
> > 
> > I just have a queston??
> > 
> > For a DMC which has sat for one year or less, if the fuel is 
> > sitting in that car of course u have to change the gas but what kind 
> > of damage could be done to the tank itself from fuel sitting in 
> > there?? Esp since its plastic?
> > 
> > Thanx!






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