fuel tank cleaning??

ministock72 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:56 pm

Today my truck died on me..I instantly suspected the fuel filter. Went to change it and saw that the current filter was pretty new and couldn't have been on there long. I removed the filter and the fuel that came from the tank side looked very rusty. Just found out why the filter was new.
Has anyone ever had a fuel tank cleaned out?? Maybe boiled out like at a radiator shop or something? Just curious to know what my options are.

98crewcab · **Posted:** Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:18 pm

what kind of truck is it?

ministock72 · **Posted:** Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:42 pm

91 Chevy 454

pig rig · **Posted:** Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:57 pm

try your switch for the tanks its cheep and their known to go bad and when they do it shuts your pumps off

huskerdually · **Posted:** Mon Sep 22, 2008 12:25 pm

I think radiator shops will do it. That's what I've heard.

someotherguy · **Posted:** Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:34 pm

A radiator shop will clean the tank out, but if you're seeing rusty looking crud in it you might be due for a new tank. Dunno where you're located but if it's been around road salt or a bunch of muddy crap, it tends to collect on top of the tank and rust it out. Or, since you're a 91 which will be EFI, when the in tank fuel pump start failing sometimes it will fill the filter up with debris that is actually shredded pump parts.

Richard

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