your advise??
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Racer
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From: Virginia
your advise??
Hey guys,
My '73 vette has a new tank but lately I spotted some little pieces of rubber etc.. on the bottom of it...they were some plugs/seals that were supposed to be removed before installation and now they're in little pieces sitting on the bottom possibly interfering with the filter!
I want to remove them by draining the tank and suck those things with a shop vacum.
Is this a good idea?...like I said the tank is new and I really dont want to remove it for this process but I dont want to damage anything either
...Thoughts?
Cheers
My '73 vette has a new tank but lately I spotted some little pieces of rubber etc.. on the bottom of it...they were some plugs/seals that were supposed to be removed before installation and now they're in little pieces sitting on the bottom possibly interfering with the filter!
I want to remove them by draining the tank and suck those things with a shop vacum.
Is this a good idea?...like I said the tank is new and I really dont want to remove it for this process but I dont want to damage anything either
...Thoughts?Cheers
Last edited by Cattiva73; Apr 29, 2015 at 01:22 PM.
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NOOOOO- Don't vacuum!!!
Drain the tank- drop your sender- and you can use compressed air to clean it out from the fill.
Richard
Drain the tank- drop your sender- and you can use compressed air to clean it out from the fill.
Richard
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Can you buy a "Mechanic's Fingers that are long enough to grab the rubber pieces.......draining the gas and removing the sending unit to clean the tank would be the next choice as another member stated.
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Long ago I saw little pieces of some type of rubber like material at the bottom of my gas tank. I used a thin wooden dowel and taped a staple that I straightened and speared each piece out without draining/dropping the tank.
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Way, way back with my 72 that with the cap off I could fit my hand into the tank, I used a flashlight and saw all kinds of detritus including unknown particles and an insect leg, even what seemed like the glass from a broken lamp.
I just didn't like that crap in there, but I am really spooky over gasoline very allergic to it.
I took a dowel about as thick as a pencil and a couple feet long and attached a clear siphon hose and a small pen light higher up so as not to get into the fuel, I ran the hose dump end into a paint strainer and vacuumed the trash out of the tank, took my time and even reused the filtered fuel worked wonderfully
But man, I always get spooky working with gasoline.
I just didn't like that crap in there, but I am really spooky over gasoline very allergic to it.
I took a dowel about as thick as a pencil and a couple feet long and attached a clear siphon hose and a small pen light higher up so as not to get into the fuel, I ran the hose dump end into a paint strainer and vacuumed the trash out of the tank, took my time and even reused the filtered fuel worked wonderfully
But man, I always get spooky working with gasoline.
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Racer
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From: Virginia
I think Im gonna use my Siphon pump and try to suck up all those little pieces with the fuel...hopefully it'll work and I wont smell too bad 
Thanks for all your help and suggestions...I'll keep you posted
Cheers
Thanks for all your help and suggestions...I'll keep you posted
Cheers
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Loose stuff like that should not be injested, if you have a strainer sock on the tank outlet. Unless you have a lot of it in there, or it is something that could dissolve and plug your fuel filter, ignore it.
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Last edited by Cattiva73; May 3, 2015 at 09:31 AM.
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Racer
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From: Virginia
Your advise UPDATE ;)
UPDATE: I did use the manual pump and ALL those little particles got sucked right out the tubes 
...best $10.00 I ever spent.
Good call Calo69
Now the tank is squeaky clean with fresh gasoline...life is good
~ Thank you for your help ~
...best $10.00 I ever spent.Good call Calo69
Now the tank is squeaky clean with fresh gasoline...life is good
~ Thank you for your help ~
Last edited by Cattiva73; May 3, 2015 at 09:32 AM.
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[QUOTE=Cattiva73;1589551510]UPDATE: I did use the manual pump and ALL those little particles got sucked right out the tubes ...best $10.00 I ever spent.
Good call Calo69
Now the tank is squeaky clean with fresh gasoline...life is good
~ Thank you for your help ~
My pleasure,glad it worked.
Good luck
...best $10.00 I ever spent.Good call Calo69
Now the tank is squeaky clean with fresh gasoline...life is good
~ Thank you for your help ~
My pleasure,glad it worked.
Good luck