Date: Wed, 13 Dec 2006 14:37:09 -0600
Reply-To: Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
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From: Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
Subject: Re: Well, well well... the fuel pump!
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You're right, I rarely run as low as I have recently. I always run
the odometer 250 miles and refill, there's always nearly two gallons
left. I ran it low when I had starting trouble (that was the ignition
switch) but being afraid to go far from home, I kept away from the
gas station as long as possible. I did make a run for gas yesterday
or the day before, then drove home and parked it and drove the camper
as I had my granddaughter with me and I didn't want to take a chance
on it quitting with her in the car.
So, yes, even though it may be coincidence, I ran lower than usual,
then refilled, and now the car runs (idles at 2000, thanks Mark
Drillock for the nice checkout procedure) as long as you want it to,
but get it on the road, going downhill, and it seems to cut out then.
Next question is, there seems an abundance of opinions as whether to
replace the tank or remove it and try to clean it, if the threads
I've read on the subject are any indication.
Are there any "tank cleaning services" available? I have rescued more
than one british car gas tank with epoxy coating. If my problem is
rust flakes, is this worth pursuing?
Thanks,
Jim
On Dec 13, 2006, at 1:51 PM, Roger Sisler wrote:
> What you need to consider is that the fuel tank is full of crud.
> Did you
> run it near empty recently? If so,I bet you usually keep it more
> than a
> quarter full. When a crudded up tank is run very low(less than a
> gallon)
> the crud gets concentrated and more can get into the filter. When
> using a
> fuller tank, the crud gets spread out and less dirt gets a chance
> to go
> into the little hole at the bottom.The crud can float around for
> years,doing no harm, if you keep the tank full.
>
> I once found about a cup or two of rust flakes in my tank.Big thick
> flakes. I had just changed the filter only 20 miles earlier.This
> was my
> parts van that got a weekly run around the neighoborhood.Of course the
> filter could not be the problem.Wrong!! The filter was filled up to
> the
> top with flakes.The pump howeled. this tank was usually kept almost
> empty.Dont know how the flakes got there.
>
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