[AT] Tractor parts getter repaired?

[Cecil Bearden]

Warren:
I believe it is really sand and gravel, as the largest particles are 
about 1/4 inch across and triangular in shape.  My biggest gripe is that 
even though this has a filter, crud that can plug the injector screen 
can still get through...  The pump screen was full of a red powder that 
I am sure is rust.   I could dump black liquid out of the fuel filter 
inlet, and the outlet would be an orange liquid...   I use wix filters 
which are supposed to be the best...  My complaint is that if this was 
designed properly,  the filter would contain the sediment that is 
plugging the injectors, and the injector screen would be a fail safe 
protection if something got by the filter...  Just another one of Ford's 
accountants ideas overiding the engineering....

Cecil in OKla


On 2/23/2016 7:19 AM, Mogrits wrote:
> Cecil it's probably not sand though it no doubt looks and feels like it.
> There is a lot of talk about what you found on boating forums and the
> consensus is it is something that settles and crystallizes or reacts with
> tanks out of the wonderful gasoline we have these days.
>
> Sounds like you have the fix in sight regardless of what it is.
>
> Warren
>
> On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 7:30 AM, Cecil Bearden <crbearden at copper.net> wrote:
>
>> I finally got so fed up with clogged fuel injectors that I bought a new
>> gasoline tank and dropped the old fuel tank on the 2000 F-150 this
>> weekend.  There was so much rust on the pump and filter assembly I
>> changed it also.  The Fuel filter would not filter out the sediment in
>> the fuel.  When we looked in the fuel tank, there was a 1/4 inch of sand
>> and small gravels in the bottom of the tank.   There was some rust/scale
>> on the side of the tank.  This truck may have sat for over 2 years when
>> looking at mileage and dates on the service tags.  I think someone
>> dumped sand in the tank while it sat in the parking lot of the county
>> jail!!!   The sand would cut the rust off the sides of the tank and then
>> it would be in the gas.   My real beef is that the fuel filter is only a
>> 10 micron while the screen in the injectors is about a 2 micron.   The
>> screen in the injector is really the filter, not the fuel filter.   I
>> contacted Wix filters and they responded that the only filter is the 10
>> micron.   Since this is a pressurized system, there is not a 2 micron
>> fuel filter made for 150 psi service.
>>
>> It looks like Ford engineers wanted to make sure this got into the
>> dealership for service if bad gas was found.....
>>
>> I found an injector rebuild kit on Ebay for $20 and a small tool to
>> remove the screen from the injector.  It sure beats buying new
>> injectors.   Last night I repaired 2 of the injectors and reinstalled
>> them and they worked fine...
>>
>> I spent the day spreading fertilizer yesterday.  It was supposed to
>> start raining today.  It is just sprinkling here, most of the rain is
>> South of us.   Hopefully this is not the start of another drought....
>>
>> List is sure quiet lately....
>>
>> Cecil in OKla
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