Eric's Project - Part 33

(2/13/01):  Had another (small) incident...  This one didn't involve a guardrail like the last one though.  This one had to do with rust, and my gas tank!  I was driving home from school, and the car would just start to loose power.  It got so bad, I could only get up to about 10 mph!  If I let it sit for about a minute, and then 'try again', it would work fine until I got up to speed, then it would start to die again...  Turns out my fuel filter (under my gas tank; where they all NEED to be), was clogged to the brim with rust (its less than 2 years old too!)  Looks like it may be time to seal the gas tank up ($60 for the kit at www.aircooled.net)  Looks like I may have another tech article coming up eventually! (when I get the $$$).  Here's the pics:

Here's what the filter looked like... Its *supposed* to be clear!

I cut open the fuel filter, and took a magnet to all the 'junk' to see if it was rust... it was.

I let the line drain just a bit, and sure enough there was more in it!  This is my new 'rust spot' in my driveway :-)

When I get the time, I'll get it fixed...

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by Eric Huelsmann