Would appreciate any tips and advice. 1974 FJ40
I’m going to remove and eliminate a broken electric fuel pump that feeds into my mechanical pump, which is also broken and will be replaced with OEM part. I figure I might as well drain the fuel tank and see if there is any debris before hooking everything back up. I have no reason to believe my fuel is contaminated but with a rig this old, it would not be surprising to have some crud in the bottom of the tank. And best I can tell the tank is not leaking.
I estimate I’ll have 5 gallons to drain and re-use. Should I filter this before putting back in tank? How can I filter this? Would a couple of coffee filters in a funnel work?
Also, when I have the tank empty, is there some preventive maintenance that would make sense? Given the condition of the tank, and to limit the scope of the job, I’m not inclined to remove it.
I don’t know the original fuel line design but it appears I have flexible lines going from the tank to the electric pump. The output from that pump connects with a short rubber line to a hard fuel line which goes to the engine compartment and the newly replaced fuel filter.
I’m going to remove and eliminate a broken electric fuel pump that feeds into my mechanical pump, which is also broken and will be replaced with OEM part. I figure I might as well drain the fuel tank and see if there is any debris before hooking everything back up. I have no reason to believe my fuel is contaminated but with a rig this old, it would not be surprising to have some crud in the bottom of the tank. And best I can tell the tank is not leaking.
I estimate I’ll have 5 gallons to drain and re-use. Should I filter this before putting back in tank? How can I filter this? Would a couple of coffee filters in a funnel work?
Also, when I have the tank empty, is there some preventive maintenance that would make sense? Given the condition of the tank, and to limit the scope of the job, I’m not inclined to remove it.
I don’t know the original fuel line design but it appears I have flexible lines going from the tank to the electric pump. The output from that pump connects with a short rubber line to a hard fuel line which goes to the engine compartment and the newly replaced fuel filter.