Filter in fuel line?

[buckslayer]

Guys - I've got a steel Honda tank with minor rust in it. If I clean it out good, can I put a filter in the fuel line to catch any flakes that might be left before they reach the carb? Being that there isn't an actual fuel pump, will it still draw fuel fine?

[TtownJoeShow]

yep! go with a big one if you are too worried....i have 2 of them in my line first a "big" K&N then a "small" K&N"

[buckslayer]

Thanks for confirming.

[ceaserthethird]

Can you Post Picture's of those K&N Fuel Filter's ?

And a Price ?

[TtownJoeShow]

http://i20.ebayimg.com/02/i/07/83/32/87_1.JPG http://i17.ebayimg.com/01/i/07/83/da/f4_1.JPG the last one is the small one oh and they are like $5 each

[ScottZJ]

I just go to an auto store and go to the lawn mowewre section. I just snag one of those mower inline filters for 2-3$ and put it inbetween your hoses before the carb. I put this on all my Ute's as they are most app to have issues esp in the mud.

[buckslayer]

So I yanked the tank off last night and then the petcock. Typical Honda quality - there's a sediment bowl with a screen that all the fuel must go through before it enters the fuel line to the carb. It was very crudded up, but it would be tough for rust to make it through.

There's still plenty of rust pieces I can hear sloshing around in the tank. How in the world do I get those out. They just seem to stick to the tank and don't come out the petcock hole or can't easily be poured out the top.

[Joshs]

I just went through that with my 250 big red. I flushed it over and over with water with small rocks in it, shaking a whole bunch. It freed up all the loose rust. It took alot of time though because there is a lip around the fill hole so I had to shake it all out.

After that There was no big rust in there at all but the fuel still had rust color and dust in it.


* The next part I did you dont want to do unless you are going to seal it because it will flash rust pretty quick.


Then We poured half and half water/muratic acid into the tank and let it sit for 3 hours. The inside of the tank was shiny metal after that, It did such a good job disolving the rust in the tank I sprouted 3 pinhole leaks near the seam(I guess all there was left was rust. Dryed it overnight with a hair dryer then had those brazed, then sealed the whole tank with US tank cleaner from POR 15 following the directions that come with it.

96 hours later it looks like new inside, no sighns of anything resembling rust, clear clean fuel. no sign of any leaks.

[mark38090]

I put a small amount of diesel in my tank, along with about 20 or so 1/4 inch nuts. Shake vigorously and drain several times, then the last time do the same but use a magnet, like a parts retriever, and remove the nuts that way. then drag the magnet along the seams in the bottom of the tank and it will get 99% of the remaining stuff out.

[buckslayer]

A Magnet!! That might work well.