Rotten Gas

[6bangn69]

my bronco has set for 9 years and was not put up with fuel stabilizer. right now i rigged up a 5 gallon tank on the front bumper. will draining the tanks be enough or will they need to be taken out and cleaned? :'(

 

[michael welch]

I have a bronco that I bought from a guy in 98 and it had sat for about 9 years also after cleaning and rebuilding the carb and putting gas into the uncleaned gas tanks, and after running about 15 minutes the stock carb filter would completely plug-up, after changing a couple of filters and not wanting to pull the tanks I went to the west marine boat center and bought one of there remount fuel filter for gasaline, it included a water seperator, it was about the size of a oil filter but half as tall, it had a mounting bracket and the inlet outlet connections were reversible so it was easy to set-up. Never had another problem again I have probley run 100 or more tank full of gas thur both. After running the first filter about 2 years I change it and the old gas left resadue that looked like course ground pepper. It cost about $20 for the kit and the replacment filter cost about $7 and I still use it to this day.

 

[Dr. Awsome]

there's also just the plain and simple option of putting in a clear inline filter BEFORE your fuel pump. It will get cloged very quickly but you can replace them easily and there about $3-$5 depending on the one you get. This is the rought I would go but the marine filter sounds pretty good as well.

 

[69patriot76]

"Course ground pepper"? Are you sure that wasn't just rust particles? I get the same from my stock metal main tank. I use the clear inline filter up next to my carb and change the filter about every 10 tanks. I'm probably going to just replace the main tank eventually and won't have to worry so much about that.

 

[69patriot76]

Hmmm... just thinking about the inline filter thing and all that debris that builds up. I'm now wondering what all that junk does to a fuel pump and an inline electric switch? Now I've got the idea to add ANOTHER inline clear filter between the main tank and the switch.

 

[Socal Tom]

When I got mine 10 years ago, it had so much dust in the tank, that I could only go 2 miles before it clogged a filter. I like the marine filter idea, but you could also go with one of the large size fuel filters, and then add a see through filter near the carb, so you can check on your fuel flow. Then add a bottle of fuel injector cleaner, and then fill the tank to the top. The additives that create gunk should dissolve, but it will be much better if it has a full tank to disolve them. It may run crappy for a tank or two until you go through it.
Tom

 

[mtkawboy]

I dont know I think Id take the tank out and have a radiator shop boil it out