From: Bobby Joe Pendleton II (bobbyjoe@chartertn.net)
Date: Sat May 31 2003 - 02:26:47 PDT
look closely at the bronze filter plates.I had to replace mine. The gas
could not seep through fast enough to keep the pump full of fuel
----- Original Message -----
From: "Caleb Pal, Network Operations" <sysop@spitfire.homelinux.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2003 10:38 PM
Subject: [MV] Fuel tank- and more
> Hello list,
>
> I have been having some problems with my engine stalling (in my m211), and
> it was from lack of fuel. I took the gas tank out, it has minor rust
inside,
> just enough to clog the fuel filters with a fine sediment. What should I
do
> to get rid of the rust? I have heard of serveral things, such as pea
gravel,
> muratic acid, boiling it out. Which would be the best in this case? And
how
> do I prevent future rust in the tank?
>
> For those of you that know that I was looking for a bed for my m211 to
> replace the water tank, I might have found one. The local FD has a M35
that
> they are taking the bed off of, so if all goes well I will be getting that
> bed. I need to get this thing runnin good first so I can go get it. BTW,
how
> much do the beds wiegh? I need to find some way to transfer the bed from
the
> m35 to the m211, any ideas? Forklift?
>
> Thanks a lot,
>
> Caleb
>
>
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