can i get my picup flushed

[flatliner]

iv pulled my tank ther is some crud at the botton not to bad the picup and the the little sock were cloged right up my picup is weled in the tank can i just get that flused out at a rad shop

[reelapeelin]

Welded in, huh?...MJ, were yours welded?...that's gonna be tuff... :P...I never checked mine after pulling 'em out...gave 'em away eventually... ::)...

[Skools Out]

mines welded into all my aluminum tanks they are a real pain when they do what yours is doing.

[flatliner]

thank guy for all the imputi talked to my macnic he told me to take it to a rad guy they told me to bow it out with a compresser and flust the tank with a preser washer a put in a few galin in and rinse it out a few times the mechanic also told me that the sock in the tank just causes problems and to thow it out

[macojoe]

Yes one of mine had a bunch of $hit I took a long stick, taped a scraper on the end and cut the sock right off and have never had anything on there again!!

Why they ever welded them in there is beyond me???

clean well, and rinse even better!! For fast install tilt tank and put old towel in the tank to absorb the water.
Or set in the sun for a day or so.

If you don't have a water seporator & Filter unit, this is the time to get one.

Just beware that when you put all back toghter, and tryto pump the ball to get gas to the motor, you could be pumping a long long time!!
You might even think you are niot getting gas at all?? But t will come!!

What I did was put a drill pump on the line and drawed the gas to the filter then hooked the ball up to go to the motor.

[reelapeelin]

MJ, I'm glad you didn't blow yer arse up w/ that drill-pumpin' gas :o ...

Flatliner, the water-separator, MJ's talkin' about will also be a 'SPLITTER'...on mine, I put a fuel line from each tank to the separator w/ a lever type inline shut-off before the separator...then one line from the separator TO the motor, which will have your ball-pump in it(be sure to follow the arrow on the ball-pump)... ;)...

[parishht]

Are there any pix of these seperator systems you guys are talking about???

[reelapeelin]

This is the "TYPE" filter/seperator we're referring to...Racor is considered best, but there are others

http://www.parker.com/EAD/displayCatalog.asp?menu_parkerid=77&menu_gid=38&me nu_divid=609&catid=9814&catdesc=200%20SERIES&subca tid=2525&viewtype=1&sMode=Details

you'll have to look a little further to tell which model is right for your boat...West, boater's world...they all got 'em...considered essential...

[macojoe]

This is the kind I have. The one reel showed is a bit better as far as draining the water. I have all 3 tanks connected to mine and it will come with plugs for the holes you don't use.

http://overtons.com/modperl/overtons/detail/pdetail2.cgi?r=detail_view&item_num=21632&fcat=

[parishht]

Thanks,
I have a small in line fuel filter that keeps getting clogged with some type of sediment, then the engine cuts out.
It almost looks like rust.
I wonder if one of these filters would work.
I want to avoid pulling the tank to give it a good cleaning.

[macojoe]

don't go the easy way!! You need to get the $hit out of the tank!!
If not the only thing you going to do is clog the big filter or even worse the sock in the tank, then you will have to do it any way!!

[reelapeelin]

I think MJ's right...BUT you might wanna TRY addin' one of these filter/seperators first...the sediment should settle on the bottom of the cannister, then you can dump it...IF it does and IF you make it a regular routine, you MIGHT get by w/ out pullin' your tank...since you really need to add one of these anyway, it would be worth a try...you'll know right away if it's workin' as there'll be little or no sediment in the filter you mentioned above... ;)...keep us posted on results... :D...

[macojoe]

Just pull the tanks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! One day Job!!!

And never look back again!!, and since you have the tanks or one pulled already don't stop there!!

Get that sock out and you go to go.