I sure wish I would have done all of this before applying the coating. Anyway I think I’m going to have to squirt some carb cleaner in there and let it soak. If it’s dried up fuel in the line, if it’s like the other crap I got out of the tank it can be rock hard. This has got to be the worse tank I have seen.
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 6, 2022, at 11:38 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > I am trying the music wire now. It is fairly stiff but as soon as it goes it > it’s got a 90 degree turn inside the tank. It seems like I might have made > part of the turn but am hitting a block. It might have made part of the turn > but but the whole thing. I may try a piece of 1 wire in a romex line. It > seems like it would be more flexible but depends on how solid the blockage is > if it can push thru it or not. > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Nov 6, 2022, at 11:30 AM, G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> >> wrote: >> >> Gas welding wire, comes in different sizes and is "sort of flexible" which >> should work... smooth the end so it doesn't have sharp edges to hang up >> going around any bends in the line.... >> Once you get it all the way in.. a little back and forth should break up >> the blockage... or, chuck the wire into your battery drill and "roto rute" >> with back and forth plus low speed spin... >> >>> On Sun, Nov 6, 2022 at 10:24 AM Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> At the moment I have poured in the sealed and rotated the tank to coat all >>> surfaces, after that was done I took the air hose to blow out the 2 lines >>> on the bottom of the tank. One of them is the vent line that goes to the >>> top of tank. It passed air fine. The other one which is the fuel return >>> line apparently routes to the inside of the tank opening up near the bottom >>> main supply line to the fuel pump. I assume it connect into the baffle area >>> that is at the bottom around the fuel outlet. I can’t get air to pass at >>> all. I’m betting it got closed shut at that end by years of fuel sitting in >>> it and the end is probably coated in rust/varnish. The cleaning probably >>> did not get to that very well. Now that the sealer is already in the tank, >>> I now realize I should have checked that before doing the sealer. I guess I >>> need to find some stiff enough to snake thru the line and hopefully clear >>> it. I Thani a regular snake drain is way too big. I think I may have a >>> piece of music wire around here that might work. Any other ideas? >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
