Anybody else?? I don't want to be alone...

Anybody else?? I don't want to be alone...

04-11-2007, 01:40 AM

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steved

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Anybody else?? I don't want to be alone...

As some of you may remember, I set up a auxilary fuel tank to act as a buffer for dirt and water, before it gets into the main tank...

Well, I decided today to clean the spilled diesel from my toolbox (mental note, make sure the fuel cap is ON the aux tank before driving...) and decided to take a look inside the aux tank (it has a 4 inch or so opening)...

To my surprise, not only do I see blobs of water on the bottom but the entire bottom is metal flaked!!!! Looks like brass flecks...

Now, I know some of you might say the metal flake is from your pump or was already in the aux tank, but I completely swabbed the inside out and it was spotless before I started using it...and I don't pump into the tank, only from it. The only way it could have gotten in there is from the station's pumps!

Just wondering if anyone else ever noticed this?? I can't think this could be too good for a OE lift pump...

steved

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