87 cgt fuel pump

[Huw Powell]

derrick stevens wrote:
> the fuel is about 4 years old that is in the lines? what do you think? 
> or should i just put 10 gallons in it and start it up?

Ah, ok, thanks.

You probably want to get rid of it, yes.  If there isn't much you might 
get lucky by adding a lot of fresh - does it run at all with the old 
junk in it?

To clear it out, I wouldn't worry much about what's in the lines, 
that'll be flushed through soon enough.

But you'll want to empty the tank.

If you get under the car, you should see the main fuel line, maybe with 
a sediment filter in it, going to the pump.  Get yourself some 
containers, and work outside, and clamp the hose shut with a vise-grip. 
  Disconnect from pump, put hose in container, open vise-grip.  Keep 
going until the tank runs dry.  Put things back together.

Dispose of the bad gasoline safely, whatever you do don't play amateur 
arsonist with it, you could blow yourself up.


>     > ok everyone, back to my saga with the CGT i finally got around to
>     > checking everything you all suggested now one last thing.... i need
>     > to purge the fuel system, right? any ideas on how, easy/hard what do
>     > you think?  thanks again
> 
>     Why do you need to purge the fuel system?  What was the problem, again?

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