Gas pump bowl

[Shelly Harris]

While dumping the oil today I also took off the fuel pump bowl and discovered 50 years of crap in it. Caked rust at least 1/4 inch at the bottom of the bowl. Also easily removed a screw and cleaned a mucked up in take screen just above the bowl. I think there's a filter higher up which I should have checked but I didn't have the time.

[Don Henschel]

Good news! There is a threaded drain plug on your gas tank (if you are finding rust in your filter).It is located on bottom front passenger side and has an 8 point hole in it for a 1/2 inch ratchet to fit in. It may be covered with tar undercoating and hard to find like mine was. The rubber seal in mine started to leak a small amount and thats how I found it. If you are an owner not a driver like me it comes in handy when the gas gets old and needs to be drained. If you remove it your rubber gasket my fall apart. I just matched one from my o-ring assortment, placed it in the groove on the plug and reinstalled.

[depmike38]

As I'm starting work on my fuel system that's a great help. Thanks

[Barry Wolk]

This is what came out of the gas tank of my '56 Chris Craft. It was gross!!!!

http://i244.photobucket.com/albums/gg18/barry2952/CC%20Continental%20restoration/IMG_1940.jpg

[Mad Scientist]

Use acetone to clean the gas tank and fuel components.

This 50 year old gunk just laughs at conventional gas tank cleaners.:)

[Don Henschel]

EEW:eek: I hope you have a good fuel filter:p

[depmike38]

:)Something you might want to consider when hooking everything back up for a bit is to use an extra fuel filter between the tank and the pump to protect your pump. I did this after having a tank cleaned a few years back and caught some extra trash that should have been gone.

[Shelly Harris]

:)Something you might want to consider when hooking everything back up for a bit is to use an extra fuel filter between the tank and the pump to protect your pump. I did this after having a tank cleaned a few years back and caught some extra trash that should have been gone.

After looking at the tech manual I find that I have no gas filter at all. It's an item that should be contained within the sediment bowl. The suggestion of putting a filter ahead of the pump sounds smart. I did that with my old VW bugs and they dirtied up real quick (like in 15K miles), obviously keeping the carb clean.

[Shelly Harris]

I couldn't keep driving around without a gas filter. So I'll describe a 30 minute job that any novice can handle. If you're fed up looking for the correct filter that fits into the fuel bowl then clean out the filter bowl and lock it up. You'll see a 7" hose line going from the bowl to the hard line which runs along the driver's side to the gast tank. That 7 inch line is a nice place to cut in a filter, just make sure you're giving the left front wheel spring its clearance.

I found the perfect filter ---> go to Wal-Mart and buy the Fram G3. It's clear body shell allows a visual of the filter and the included hose pieces and spring clamps are in the box. $2.99 You don't need the hose pieces. Just cut out a 1.5 inch section of the exisitng hose line and push in the filter. It fits perfect... nice and tight. Use the spring clamps.

BTW I bought two spares to ride in the trunk. From my experience with VW beetles, I would change it out as often as the air filter. When these filters clog up you get very little warning as your engine starves for gas.