[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.