I know a lot of people don't like the appearance of the after market inline fuel filters, but one of those METAL, hose connect filters, after a good carb clearning, have sure saved me a lot of down time and aggrivation. I use one on each tractor and darn the asthetics. If it gets clogged, you can blow backwards thru it and get by for while till you can replace it.I took all the risers off my sediment bowls-- if any water gets in my tank, I want it in the sediment bowl, not still in the tank adding more rust. If rust and sediment are evident, with the aid of a flaslight, I use one of those telescopic pocket magnets to lift out as much as I can, then swab the drained tank with pieces of tee shirt and a long screw driver, and fish the shirt piece out with a claw retriever. I just persist till the rag comes out prety free of junk. I don't have to disturb much and with a new inline filter the fuel hassels stay away for years. It seems like those fuel problems always bite you when you're in a hurry, in a parade, at the far back corner of the land, on the road, and/or when there are plenty of witnesses!
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