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ben
Member
Username: ben
Post Number: 16
Registered: 05-2005
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 03, 2006 - 01:41 pm: | 
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I’m having trouble with my fuel supply to my M-60. Last season my fuel filter would collect all sorts of sludge from the tank. It would overwhelm the filter and end up clogging the carb. No problems once I cleaned the carb though. I added a disposable inline paper fuel filter downstream of the primary filter that has helped but I’d like to clean the sludge out of my tank. It is an aluminium 20-gallon tank with a filler pipe from the cockpit sole. I should have pulled the tank out when I had the engine out for a rebuild last year but I can’t do it now. Any suggestions apart from the obvious dumping carb cleaner etc into the tank? |
bruce
Senior Member
Username: bruce
Post Number: 111
Registered: 07-2002
| | Posted on Wednesday, May 03, 2006 - 07:03 pm: |
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I've used laquer thinner and a hand full of metal washers to tumble in the tank when cleaning. |
everett Flynn
Visitor
| | Posted on Friday, May 26, 2006 - 09:03 pm: |
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Have used "pliobond" for years on cycle tanks. If interested will describe how and where to located the product. |
ben
Member
Username: ben
Post Number: 19
Registered: 05-2005
| | Posted on Friday, May 26, 2006 - 10:52 pm: |
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Everett,
Yes I am interested in pliobond. I did manage to get the tank out eventually and put some acetone in and added a handful of nuts and shook them around. I got some of the sludge out but the bottom wasn't completely cleaned. Maybe I should use a steam cleaner. |
