[6pack] gas pains ....

[Jim Jones]

My fuel pump is leaking around the "dome" - from both around the bolt on top and around the base. I replaced the rubber o-rings and I still get some seepage. Will a gasket sealer like Permatex Blue or Black hold up around fuel?
   
  Another surprise I discovered was that the fine mesh plastic filter screen appeared to have "melted". It was misshapened and twisted, as though some chemical caused it to soften and sag. I admit that I use CD2 lead replacement concentrate every other tank full, per instructions. Sometime ago I put 1/2 bottle of Techron in the tank last fall. Thinking the Techron may be the culprit I put a little bit of Techron in a jar and placed the filter in it and left it sealed overnight. So far the filter is the same shape. Any ideas why this filter got misshapened?
   
  Jim