[Spridgets] Repairing old fuel tank

[David Lieb]

I would add that you want that filter to be before the fuel pump.

On Sun, Jun 6, 2021, 02:50 GUY DAY via Spridgets <spridgets at autox.team.net>
wrote:

> Bruce,
>
> The only way I have heard of is to pull the filter off by whatever means
> possible and then use an in-line filter in the engine bay where it is
> easier to reach.
>
> I have also thought that a good reversed flow of kerosene or a fairly high
> pressure air line may do the trick but I've never tried that.
>
> Best of luck,
>
>
> Guy R Day
>
>
>
>
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> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "Bruce Hamper via Spridgets" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> To: "Spridget list" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Sunday, 6 Jun, 21 At 00:36
> Subject: [Spridgets] Repairing old fuel tank
>
> Has anyone had success cleaning the take-up tube on original Bugeye fuel
> tanks? Mine is completely plugged. I've looked at the 'sock' covering the
> pickup tube, visible through the sender unit hole. It appears to have a
> latex coating on it. Needless to say, the pump cannot draw gas up through
> the tube. Any hope of repairing it? I can't figure out how to reach the
> filter.
> Bugeye in St. Louis
> Bruce
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