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Hi, Today i've drain the tank and removed it. There was one or two pints of gas remaining so i've removed the pick-up tube assy. , slide a lamp through the filler tube opening (easy on Imperial because the filler tube is connected at tank with a rubber hose) and look inside through the pick-up tube opening. I saw a small "blue" thing ( around 3/16" size) in the fuel and also some other remaining paste of the pickup tube gasket (i put sealer rather than a gasket ..). I think that the bits of sealer drop when i remove the gauge but i can't explain the blue bit !! I never used blue sealer paste on the tank .. because, when i removed it from inside, i saw thar it was a bit of sealer paste .. As i said before there was no filter sock at the end of the tube so this blue crap could have clogged the tube (which is indeed a little larger than 3/16). I cleaned all the inside and adapt a filter from a paint spray gun at the end (no time to order from USA..) Here are 2 pics: some of the "materials" from the tank : http://www.ifrance.com/c-i-f/images3/pu2.jpg the "new" filter : http://www.ifrance.com/c-i-f/images3/pu.jpg I also put a gasket and no sealer under the gauge assy .. Tomorrow i'll install the tank and also ask other questions about pumps. --
Philippe COURANT (Pau, France)- Webmaster des sites ACCF et C-I-F Imperial 1957 Crown convertible Buick 1996 Roadmaster wagon
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