firewall ~ this way you'll be sucking in from the tank's unscreened
line , a very bad idea as the next time you get filthy fuel , BAM ,
you're dead .
Better to remove & clean the strainer , a nasty job I know but
Ma 'Benz wouldn't have added an in tank screen if it wasn't needed .
-Nate
Nate Rector wrote:
>
> Move cigar over humm.Good deal.
>
> "B.K. Hosken, KG4VAB" <bkhosken@...> wrote: If you get
stuck due to a clogged tank screen, you can always swap
> the feed and return lines...I had to do this, it draws fuel fine
and
> I never swapped it back. Been 2 years...
>
> --- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Nate Rector
> <tccservice111@> wrote:
> >
> > My fuel has been clear,but after 150-200miles I can tell when
> screen gets clogged.So I blow thru it with a air gun (with cap
> off).Sometimes I leave a little pressure in it for fun.I've been
> using same primary for months clean with carb cleaner or wd40.My 5
> micron filter was full of that stuff too.
> >
> > vwnate1 <vwnate1@> wrote:
> > That's a very good point ~ I've changed all the underhood hoses ,
> > maybe it's time to go back and change the tank hoses too .
> >
> > I do drive about 1,000 miles every week , sometimes over 1,200 .
> >
> > In addition to the small amount of tiny chunks , I often find the
> > fuel is black like coffee...
> >
> > -Nate
> > Tom wrote:
> > > > Is it possible that the tiny chunks are bits of old hose that
> > are trying to
> > > give you a warning of something? The way you describe driving
to
> > work, to
> > > Pasadena and to SWMBO's house, you're not letting any fuel sit
in
> > the system
> > > long enough to grow fungus.
> > >
> > > Over here on the west side, the fuel is all clean. Probably
> > the nice
> > > salt breezes from Santa Monica bay kill off the fungus.
> > >
> > > Tom
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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