[V8] how much hassle is . . . ?

[Mike Arman]

I have to pull the gas tank on my 90V8Q (ugh) and my manuals are packed away (ugh again).


Need to clean it out (congealed ethanol "gasoline") and need to free up the fuel feed line to the 
filter in front of the right rear wheel. (Filter is clogged, probably original.)

Filter seems to be clogged, the ferrule for the fuel line turns in the filter but won't back out. I 
can't get a saw onto it, or a nutcracker, or much of anything else except a 19mm open end wrench, 
the nut around the fuel line just turns in the filter housing and won't back out.


Alternatively, I am absolutely open to suggestions on doing these two tasks without dropping the 
rear suspension to get the tank out.

1) Have to de-gunk the inside of the tank,

2) and I have to free up the fuel feed line so I can shove it downward far enough to cut off the 
filter body, and then pull it back up far enough to connect the banjo fitting on the fuel tank 
cover. The fuel line seems to be jammed between the tank and the body, it won't move forward or back.


(Wonder if I can loosen the fuel tank straps to free up the line and not have to R&R the rear 
suspension?)

Blech.



Fortunately, I have a good place to work - inside, warm, proper lights, power, concrete floor, floor 
jacks and jack stands, lotsa metric tools including a selection of metric hammers and even a metric 
cutting torch  - anyone feel like coming to Daytona Beach on a mini vacation from the snow and 
helping me work on this? (Also music, and beer if you want it, but you'll have to bring your own 
dancing girls - sorry.)



Best Regards,

Mike Arman
90V8Q, being REAL stubborn, even for a V8Q!