marcusmerritt
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Ford 2000 3 cylinder gas; 4/1 trans...I've been having trouble getting my gasser to crank so in troubleshooting, have drained the gas out of the tank (although fresh) and took a look with a flashlight just now to see the inside condition of the tank. I see a small block of wood, what looks like a dime or bolt head and a cylindrical filter laying unattached on the bottom. Also see what looks like about a 1" x 4" diameter item sticking horizontally into the tank on the valve side of the tank. I thought it might be the fuel filter that looks fuzzy, sort of like a small foam paint roller cover. Took a long dowel and tried to see if I could scrape any debris off the side of this 'filter' but no go. I have an idea that the filter I see laying on the bottom has come off my cutoff valve but don't have any idea what this horizontal protrusion would be. My next step is to remove the tank valve and flush out the tank and install new fuel line and filter. Anyone know what this odd horizontal protrusion is?
By the way, what I can see via the filler tube up top and a flashlight, the tank looks to be in pretty good shape. Very little visible rust and the loose items in the tank are too large to cause much harm, I suspect.
Thanks.
By the way, what I can see via the filler tube up top and a flashlight, the tank looks to be in pretty good shape. Very little visible rust and the loose items in the tank are too large to cause much harm, I suspect.
Thanks.