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Re: Fuel tanks slushing and repairs

To: JAMES <JBMYERS@msuvx2.memphis.edu>
Subject: Re: Fuel tanks slushing and repairs
From: "Christopher W. Reichle" <Christopher.W.Reichle@students.Miami.EDU>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 1995 15:21:18 -0400 (EDT)
You could just get a new sender unit ~ $30

On Tue, 22 Aug 1995, JAMES wrote:

> Sean Johnson <sean_johnson@milacron.com> asked:
> 
> >3) Does anybody sell the in tank filter screen at the end of the pickup tube?
> > The one on mine has some gunk, and a new one would be simpler than cleaning
> >the old.  V-B and Moss don't list it.
> 
> My replacement tank had no "sock" filter screen at the end of the pickup tube.
> I've got a filter between the tank and the pump, and a filter just ahead of 
>the
> carb. No troubles in two (or is it three) years, so I wonder if the sock 
>filter
> is primarily to keep ping-pong balls, etc, from plugging the intake.
> 
> I have known of people who used compressed air to blast the sock filter off 
>the
> end of the pickup tube, and went sockless for years without problems. 
>Remember,
> the sign says "No Shirt, No Shoes..." no mention of socks ;^)
> 
> Also, I'm not sure how you would change the filter, unless you have four 
>elbows
> and arms smaller than 2 inches diameter. If your pickup tube is removeable, 
>I'm
> curious as to where that tank came from.
> 
> James "sockless in Memphis" B.
> '71 MGB
> '71 LeSabre
> 

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