[AT] Tractor parts getter repaired?

[Mogrits]

Cecil,

Yep you certainly do have dirt/gravel in the fuel!

May7be Racor makes something you could plumb in this one is only good up to
25psi but that's just the first (and most expensive) product I found.
http://www.racorfilter.com/online/index.php/75500fgx122.html

 Regardless, with a new tank and filters and everything purged you likely
will never have another problem.

Warren

On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 9:22 AM, Phil Auten <pga2 at basicisp.net> wrote:

> Years ago there were fuel filters made of a porous bronze. I wonder if
> they are smaller
> than the paper filter on tour truck now and if they would work at the
> 150 psi pressure
> of the injector system.
>
> Phil in TX.
>
> P.S. Hope y'all get some rain. I estimate we've gotten about 1/2 inch
> over the last
> two nights.
>
> On 2/23/2016 6:30 AM, Cecil Bearden 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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