Fuel Tank Crud? Redoing Fuel Lines, Etc. Options

[kenshapiro2002]

So, in my continuing fuel starvation saga (another thread), I'm almost ready to rebuild the webers. Rode her hard again yesterday, and she ran pretty nicely for awhile and eventually started to starve very hard at really hard throttle. Took a very good look in the tank, and the walls look pristine, but in the circular baffle area where the sock is, there were many very tiny pieces of black crud, and the sock, though very hard to see well, looked pretty dark too.

Opinions?

Also, I'm thinking that since my fuel filter was pretty clean, that the sock might be my real problem...should take care of that before making the carbs clean and possibly getting more crap in them.

If I do pull the tank and replace the sock, shouldn't I replace the fuel line back to the engine? Any threads on that? Can I just hook a new line up to the old and pull it through?

Thanks in advance,
Ken

[IronHillRestorations]

Find a radiator shop that will clean and seal your tank, and change the strainer sock at that time. I would probably replace all the rubber fuel lines regardless, and put in a new fuel filter too, after you have the tank cleaned.

No you can't just pull new lines through. There are plastic lines in the tunnel and the flex lines connect to them. There's enough evidence to support a bias against keeping the stock plastic lines, particularly if the visible portion of your plastic lines are at all brittle.

Chris Foley - CFR a banner advertiser on this site, makes an excellent set of stainless fuel lines that will last longer than you. If you have carbs, and never ever plan to go back to FI, or never ever plan to run a return fuel line (not needed for street car), you can use just a single fuel line.