IainL
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| posted on 15/10/11 at 11:04 AM |
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Fuel Problem
Had my Aries Locoblade on the road for about a week, unfortunatley it broke down the other night which we found the problem was a blocked fuel
filter.
It was blocked with what looks like gel, replaced the filter and all seemed fine, until today after a couple of miles returned home checked the filter
and again there is a type of gel coming out of the filter (see photo).
So again have replaced the filter, but what is this gel and how has it got in the new fuel tank?
After we broke down first we filled the tank thinking it was out of fuel so if I need to drain the tank there's a lot of fuel to remove.
 
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Cheers,
IainL
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JoelP
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| posted on 15/10/11 at 11:08 AM |
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id imagine you have a hose somewhere that isnt suitable for petrol, and its breaking down. The next step is a fuel leak, so be careful!
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UncleFista
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| posted on 15/10/11 at 11:13 AM |
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Is there any water in the tank, there's allsorts of nasties that live/breed in the fuel/water layer interface.
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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graememk
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| posted on 15/10/11 at 11:17 AM |
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silicone sealer mate...
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IainL
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| posted on 15/10/11 at 11:17 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by JoelP
id imagine you have a hose somewhere that isnt suitable for petrol, and its breaking down. The next step is a fuel leak, so be careful!
New braided fuel line fitted about 12 months ago, got the line from Merlin Motorsport.
Link to hose used
http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/p13392/METAL-BRAIDED-FUEL-HOSE-5/16(8mm)-I.D.-(PER-1/2-METRE)/product_info.html
IainL
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IainL
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| posted on 15/10/11 at 11:27 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by graememk
silicone sealer mate...
Only Sealer used on tank was RTV to seal the sender unit in, put the amount in the filters is 5 times the amount I used for that job.
Cheers,
IainL
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britishtrident
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| posted on 15/10/11 at 11:48 AM |
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Silicone sealer and petrol tank = breakdown
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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adithorp
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| posted on 15/10/11 at 02:29 PM |
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...and we have a winner!
quote:
Originally posted by IainL
Only Sealer used on tank was RTV to seal the sender unit in, put the amount in the filters is 5 times the amount I used for that job.
Cheers,
IainL
It'll swell to 50 times its original size had turn gellified (is that a word?)
"A witty saying proves nothing" Voltaire
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