PLease help clogging fuel filter with whats left of the old gas

TrimmedOut

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WELL FIRST OFF HELLO IM NEW TO THE BOARDS AND MY NAME IS JIMMY heres the long story short
~bought boat 1987 27' IMP merc 454
~sat for 3 years
~drained 80 gal of old gas out of her after i added 30+ gallons new ehhh
~took some fresh gas and sprayed the walls of the tank well the best i could through the sending unit hole and a small pump
~drained the rest of the crystleized icetea crap gas out of the tank through the pickup
~just got 40 gal fresh gas in there
~installed small inline clear fuel filter
~within 5 min of just ideling it clogs up with crystled garbage i definetly dont want to drain it again and waste another 100 dollars worth of gas what should i do
>get a bigger fuel filter if they even sell one and just run it for a day....
>keep what i got and clean it every 5 min till it clears up.....
>is there some additive i can put into the gas to disolve the garbage enough to pass through the filters w/o clogging them or ruining the motor?
 

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Re: PLease help clogging fuel filter with whats left of the old gas

Ayuh,... Pull the Tank,+ have it Cleaned...
The gas that's in it now can be saved by pumping,+ settling...
 

kenmyfam

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Re: PLease help clogging fuel filter with whats left of the old gas

I have to agree. Removal and a thorough cleaning is the only sure way.
 

TrimmedOut

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Re: PLease help clogging fuel filter with whats left of the old gas

damm id figurerd that would be the answer....
removing the 90 gal tank is not as easy as u make it sound especially with the boat in the water, if I... which i dont want to again pump all the gas out is there a way i can clean the tank with something without removing it?
then how do i clean the gas to put it back in?
 

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Re: PLease help clogging fuel filter with whats left of the old gas

Ayuh,... You could call around for somebody who does "Fuel Polishing"...
Or,..
You could build a Fuel Polishing system,.. Small scale of course...

You'll need a Filter or 2,+ an electric fuelpump...
Basically, you keep pumping the fuel in a circle through the filters til the $h!t is Gone,+ the fuel,+ tank is CLEAN...
 

Home Cookin'

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Re: PLease help clogging fuel filter with whats left of the old gas

carb cleaner is good for cleaning the tank if you do it yourself.
 
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