[AT] Tractor parts getter repaired?

[Mogrits]

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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