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| | | | Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 174 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 174 | So i just took my baby for her first testdrive down the block, came back and parked in the drive way. I popped the hood just to see how everything was doing and, my gas in both glass bowls are milky/cloudy...what caused this?? i know oil+water gives you milky oil, but i have never seen this with gas... any help greatly appreciated | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 6,100 | Hy Josh_51GMC, that's great news about the drive! Did you clean out the whole fuel system, tank to carb? It sounds like you have some contamination in there. You might want to install a fuel filter in front of the fuel pump. Keep up the good work Josh! | | | | | Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 174 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 174 | Haha thank you, yes i did flush out the entire system. I just found it a little odd, i literally just took the truck off of jack stands and everything was fine while it was up. went to start the truck, out of gas, dump a jerrycan in, it starts right up, and the gas is gas colour. after the drive i pop the hood and it looks like milk... I've googled what can cause this they say:
Water - but it will most likely not mix
OIl - apparently back then people would dump a quart of some sort of oil in after each fill
Sugar - but then the engine wouldn't run
Or cross cantamination between 2 different fuel types.... | | | | | Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 174 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 174 | Heres a pic of yesterday after the test drive, and what was in my filter bowl: Milky And heres this morning: Seperated It looks almost like elmers glue from kindergarten has settled on the bottom of the bowl....
Last edited by Josh_51GMC; 04/09/2012 7:51 PM.
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | maybe the fuel pump is bad and trading a bit with the crankcase - have you looked at and sniffed the crankcase oil?
Bill | | | | | Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 328 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 328 | Perhaps a Previous owner poured some cheap "gas tank Liner" goo in the
tank?
If so, the Corn-a-hol could be starting to work its magic and that liner material is sliding off into the fuel ..... Might be prudent to drop the tank and do a serious
physical inspection.
mike
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 174 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 174 | I think Squire got it right,i just drained the tank, flushed everything from carb to tank again, refilled with gas in a new jerrycan, and same problem.
I took the sending unit out and took a look with a light and mirror inside the tank, its all milky. Im going to start dismantling the tank and pressure wash/cook it and see what condition it is in after that | | | | | Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,232 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,232 | Josh_51GMC - This won't help your milky problem. But I believe that the spring in your fuel filter is upside down. The fat end sits on the glass bowl. The skinny end presses against the bottom of the filter element. 1952 Durex Moraine sales book. Hold Ctrl and tap + to zoom in to see spring position.
- Lonnie My '54 3104Photos that I have shared on Stovebolt via PhotoBucket are no longer available. Please contact me if you want a photo from an old post. lonniecook [at] aol [dot] com. I sold my '54 3104 12/12/2017, but I still visit Stovebolt. OLD STUFF ... houses, furniture, cars, wine ... I love it all | | | | | Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 174 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 174 | Thanks Lonnie, i thought it went that way sence the filter kinda fit into that end of the spring.
As for the tank, i pressure washed it for a good hour or so....the gunk.white slime coming out was disgusting. i dumped about 7L of tank cleaner my shop teacher bought me, hopefully a couple hours sitting, soaking, then shaking..repeat will clean things up further | | | | | Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,388 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,388 | If your cleaner doesn't get all the goo out, and it is old tank liner, you might try some MEK. Don't breathe the stuff though. S'not good for you. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 4,263 | | | | | | Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 575 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 575 | Josh! I don't care if you ran MILK through that engine, you took your first ride!! Was it worth the wait?!? | | | | | Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 174 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 174 | Dads50: Hahaha i would if i could, but, being a high school student with a couple other projects going on, that has to stay on the wish list
Bigtonka: Was WELL worth the wait! I'm hopeful to have my tank issue done and back in the truck tomorrow, maybe time to go see what else i need to do to register this beast | | |
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