Re: Re: Re: Re: Sand in the Carburetor

Posted by bcPA on June 19, 2002 at 19:33:49 from (146.186.224.18):

In Reply to: Re: Re: Re: Sand in the Carburetor posted by Larry M on June 19, 2002 at 13:11:27:

before going to the trouble to remove the gas tank, I would check the inside of the tank with a flash light and a magnet to see what you are dealing with. maybee removing the tank wont be necessary. Get a magnet on a extension rod and go fishing in the bottom of the tank. run it along the bottom surface and pull it out and see how much rust rou have floating around in there.I would drain the tank. Take the fuel line off at the carb and then open the fuel boul valve and run the gas into a preferably clear container. This way you will see if any water comes out or if dirt or sand or rust come out. also you will see how fast the gas is flowing. If it is just a trickle you will have to blow backthru the fuel line into the tank to clear the line. You may have to do this a few times to drain the tank. After the tank is empty I would remove the fuel bowl andflush the tank out with gas ordiesel or kero. Catch the liquid you flush with and strain it and use it to flush the tank over and over again. If the tank is not too gunked up inside you may get away with out having to remove the tank. Some thing I like to do is put a few magnets from a flee market on the under side of my fuel tanks so the rust will not migrate ov to the fuel bowl outlet. The stronger the magnet the better and the more magnets the better I believe. Your ford should have a fuel strainer in the elbow where the fuel line goes in the carb. Some of the older tanks have a coating of gray sludge in them that looks like the lead settled out of the gas over the last 40 some years. Good luck.

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