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02-21-2008, 09:09 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: oldsmar fl
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fuel line help
related to last post...1982 GMC 5.0 pickup...after shooting air in fuel line{with carb cleaner in it} from fuel pump to tank & pressurising the tank...several times... i finally got gas to come out of line befor the pump...replaced fuel pump & had flow...truck started then no fuel again...repeated the deal with shooting air into line...used an oil pump to suck gas out ot line befor the pump...gas comes out but not freely...what can i do to fix this...short of dropping tank...thanks
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02-21-2008, 09:34 PM
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One shot, one kill.
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Saratoga Springs NY
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Re: fuel line help
HD: Sorry guy, your going to have to pull the tank out and clean it out. All your doing when you back blow the lines is push debris out of and away from the sock on the sender fuel pickup. When you start the engine again all that crap goes right back into the sock and plugs it again. Pull the tank and remove the sending unit and take a good look in there. I think you may find a new tank and possibly sender are in order. As you well know rusting of the tanks and tank supports is a huge issue with our trucks. I'm on my second set of brackets and third pair of tanks now.
 Jim
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02-21-2008, 09:50 PM
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Robert Olson Transport
 
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Re: fuel line help
if youre lucky you may be able to take your gas tank to a radiator shop and have it boiled out and soldered otherwise james is right
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02-22-2008, 07:38 PM
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One shot, one kill.
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Location: Saratoga Springs NY
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Re: fuel line help
Bob, your right, that is an option, but by the time your done screwing around you might just as well replace the tank(s) and hangers. In the long run it's more cost effective and less labor intensive, right?
Jim
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1984 K20 350M engine with 465,000 miles. Well, it's finally done!! Almost 2 years of work, but it was really worth the effort. Little stuff left to do is mount winch, wet sand & buff out and build belly pan\running boards. Body work takes lots and LOTS of beer!!!! God, Guts and Guns made America and God, Guts and Guns will preserve it! The worst thing you could do is get into my sights, but that don't matter, you'll never know it, cause you'll never hear the shot Jim or Paladin whichever you choose.
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