Flushing the fuel tank

[Barreti]

Evening all,

When I put the fuel back into my Griffith tank last year I watched a load of crap go in.
Is there a way of cleaning out the tank without having to take it out of the car.

I'm not sure if there are baffles in there which will stop me just draining it and flushing it through.

Ta.
IanB

[Alexdaredevils]

Just stick 10 liters in, run the car dry, change the filter and carry on as normal,

That's personally what I'd do

[glenrobbo]

Barreti said:

Evening all,

When I put the fuel back into my Griffith tank last year I watched a load of crap go in.
Is there a way of just flushing it through?

IanB

Ian,
However did you manage to get the buckets mixed up?

Seriously, what kind of crap was it? Most people would be surprised to see what's living in their fuel tank.

[Barreti]

Ha ha, no don't, my sides my sides ....



It was lumpy black bits. It looked like rotten leaves but it couldn't have been. Just crap from a not very often used Jerry can.

[glenrobbo]

As per Alex' instructions above then.

In future, always borrow your other half's best 15 deniers, double up in a funnel, & strain.

I don't mean grit your teeth strain, just kind of filter strain. That should prevent the lumps going in.

HTH

ETA: Sounds like some kind of extremophile bacterial algae type slimy growth jelly stuff. Quite common in this modern bio-ethanol enhanced crap they palm us off with these days if you don't use it quickly enough. You should get it out more often.

Now I've got the munchies..........

Edited by glenrobbo on Thursday 27th February 00:29

[Sardonicus]

Barreti said:

Ha ha, no don't, my sides my sides ....



It was lumpy black bits. It looked like rotten leaves but it couldn't have been. Just crap from a not very often used Jerry can.

You can get those lumpy black bits in Diesel too Ian providing they are soft and gungy then just do like Alex says it will go straight through the system and into the pump providing the inlet does not have one of those strainer type things on the end inside the tank

[Barreti]

Good to know chaps and Thank You.

Looks like my nice new filter will just need replacing and a lesson learned for the future.

[Sardonicus]

Barreti said:

Good to know chaps and Thank You.

Looks like my nice new filter will just need replacing and a lesson learned for the future.

Leave it on there Ian for a couple of tankfuls to make sure its all purged out then change it

[billy no brakes]

Barreti said:

Evening all,

When I put the fuel back into my Griffith tank last year I watched a load of crap go in.
Is there a way of cleaning out the tank without having to take it out of the car.

I'm not sure if there are baffles in there which will stop me just draining it and flushing it through.

Ta.
IanB

Ian

As you know my mechanical skills are famous and if you need any help please do not hesitate to contact me, I can bring an angle grinder and cut a hole in your tank and weld it back after

[Doc Toad]

Try one of these as a preventative measure Ian - works great on the Griff, the mower and the quad!
http://www.jjcraceandrally.com/race/fuel-transfer-...

[Barreti]

Doc Toad said:

Try one of these as a preventative measure Ian - works great on the Griff, the mower and the quad!
http://www.jjcraceandrally.com/race/fuel-transfer-...

Thanks for the advice Martin. After slopping fuel all over the mower and drive I've got my act together and ordered one of them.

[EGB]

What is going to happen when we get E10 ethanol fuel in our tanks after winter storage??? Hope, VPower stays at E5. Mine was ok last winter on VPower. Disturbing account in TVR Sprint Mag.