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Old 10-26-2014, 11:09 AM   #10
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Default Re: Flushing sediment out of gas tank

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Originally Posted by Tom Wesenberg View Post
I had real good luck flushing a tank while installed. I removed the drain valve and installed a straight short pipe with a 3 foot length of hose. I held the hose high and installed 3 gallons of laquer thinner, then lowered the hose into a 5 gallon pail with cloth on top. I rocked the car back and forth as it drained. Once drained I repeated with the filtered thinner.
I've done this in the past but using a fine paint filter filter in place of the cloth.

I like your electric fuel pump circulating idea. You could use one of the large cleanable filters on the inlet of the pump. Just be careful of SPARKS...
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