In tank fuel filter

[xboxrox]

Replaced the in tank fuel filter & external fuel filter... Truck runs better, no more nagging miss at low RPM load... Also noted, the gas tank capacity is 18 gallons not 15...The gas tank drain plug has a rubber washer not a copper washer... I don't know the Part No. for the gasket/washer but it would be smart to have it on hand or some soft butyl rubber sheet when doing this... Visually inspected 24 hours later & no leaks...

More photos here: http://www.mightyram50.net/vbulletin...hp?albumid=677

[clowerb]

Great photos. Did you have to drop the gas tank to get to the fuel filter?

[xboxrox]

Thanks...
No did not drop the tank... If you can get a replacement gasket for the tank drain plug that would be great. I put a little clean motor oil on the gasket & metal plug before torquing it in. No leaks

[SubGothius]

To clarify, the in-tank filter (really more of a coarse debris screen) is attached to the drain plug in the bottom of the tank, so when you remove the plug, the filter basket should come out along with it.

[xboxrox]

To clarify, the in-tank filter (really more of a coarse debris screen) is attached to the drain plug in the bottom of the tank, so when you remove the plug, the filter basket should come out along with it.

Exactly ~ the replacement filter did not have the four little hooks designed to fit into the four holes in the cap ~ so I used fine non rusting wire to hold the filter onto the cap.

[xboxrox]

UPDATE: Truck runs like crap again; it's parked until parts arrive... LOOK at the oil catch pan photo above ~ that yellow crap is most likely sand or maybe sugar... Fixing this mess is a big job and I will also install a lock on the fuel door & install a locking type gas cap..

[SubGothius]

That sandy crap could just be crystallized fuel varnish, since apparently that stuff doesn't readily redissolve in fuel alone -- or else all it'd take to clean out varnish deposits in a tank is topping it off with fresh fuel, which ofc. doesn't work.

[xboxrox]

That sandy crap could just be crystallized fuel varnish, since apparently that stuff doesn't readily redissolve in fuel alone -- or else all it'd take to clean out varnish deposits in a tank is topping it off with fresh fuel, which ofc. doesn't work.

I've got plans to have the truck towed to the Kaneohe Marine Base (Five-O-Motors) and work on it there... Remove the gas tank since it has some major exterior rust on the front mount flange & shield anyway... Maybe try the vinegar & baking soda method of cleaning and (if I buy it) use a cheap explosive proof endoscope to ensure the tank interior status... Parts are coming from Amayama new OEM fuel pump in tank filter etc... If I can free up the needle seat on a spare Mikuni w/o having to disassemble it then I may install it too... A new in line fuel filter OFC and use a gallon of alcohol to blow out the fuel supply & return lines...

Must be more to it than this..? Today we installed a locking gas cap

Thanks sub for your attention...