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Post by mchewk on May 30, 2013 7:16:19 GMT -7
Was thinking about you Western guys yesterday, bought an old pickup for my boys. Family needed another vehicle as the boys are going to work and junior college for classes this summer. The old '88 Ford F-250 was originally from Nevada and is a 4x4. Pretty decent shape and has a rebuilt engine. It has dual tanks. One has been used a lot and the other not so much.
My question is how do I see IF the other tank is USABLE without screwing things up? Let me know...
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Post by Deleted on May 30, 2013 7:54:36 GMT -7
I would pull the line off of it and see what comes out, rust, water, slime etc.
Believe it or not, you can pour a can of liqiud Drano in it and a couple gallons of water after you drain it the first time, and drive it around for a while and let it slosh drain it and rinse it with garden hose and let it dry out with a rag over the fill spout for a week or two. Then use it and use gas dryer the first time or two. Be sure to have a filter on the fuel line from it.
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Post by billcat on May 30, 2013 9:10:18 GMT -7
From Nevada, it likely doesn't have much water, if any, or other crap in it. This alcohol in the gas does promote rust. A lot depends on how much gas was left in it to sour. I'd take it off, drain anything that's in there and rinse it out with a gallon or two of gas. Fill up with fresh gas and add some fuel injector cleaner. Have some new fuel filters on hand and change as necessary and after the first tank. Filter should be on the tank side of the fuel pump, if possible. I've left one tank on my '83 chevy be dry for years at a time - leaks in the lines or the valve not working. Fill it up and never had a problem. It does sit a lot during the off-season and will tend to plug the fuel filter. Just the nature of modern crap gas.
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Post by mchewk on May 30, 2013 9:18:11 GMT -7
thanks guys!
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