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| | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96 | Hi All,
What do you's think of cleaning out the hard lines in my 3200 after rust was sucked up from the fuel tank (which I'm replacing)?
I was thinking of spraying carb cleaner in them then blowing them out.
I was pricing out replacement lines, and was amazed that the steel lines will cost me close to $100 to replace! I haven't tried bending and flaring tubing before, so I was hoping I could get away with cleaning the ones on my truck...What do you think?
Then I have to deal with the carb...
thanks!
-tyler | | | | | Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 Riding in the Passing Lane | | Riding in the Passing Lane Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 8,597 | I have always blown air through them but putting some carb cleaner in first is not a bad idea. Replaceing the tank was good thinking. Its not worth trying to clean & coat one when a new one is available. You didnt say what kind of eng. or carb you are running but you probably will need to clean it out also. Make sure there is a filter in the system.
They say money can't buy happiness. It can buy old Chevy trucks though. Same thing. 1972 Chevy c10 Cheyenne SuperIn the Gallery Forum | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,377 | I used the aerosol brake cleaner on mine and it worked OK. My line was plugged with crud. I put a piece of rubber fuel line on one end with a clamp around where the two joined and put a compressed air connector in the other end of the rubber line. I'd shoot it "full" of brake cleaner and hook it to the compressed air line. Every hour or two I'd top it off and reconnect it. It took several hours but eventually I got load of crud out the other end. I've been using that line for several years now without issue.
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 96 | Thanks, guys. It's my 59 3200 with a rebuilt 235. Here is an old thread from when I first messed it up! I have a Holley/Weber from Langdon's on it, and I'm hoping I don't have to take that apart, too! I cleaned all the rust out of the float bowl, but haven't dug in any further. I also have the Rochester that came off of it, but I'd need to rebuild that. Thanks again! -tyler | | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,847 | filters before and after the fuel pump for me...I even had rust particles get stuck in the fuel pump after replacing the tank, and new lines, however I didn't replace the filler tube which had a little bit of rust on it (did the same thing with my mustang) | | |
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