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Old Dec 13, 2008 | 08:55 PM
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somebody told me that my fuel is weak from the small of it raw????dont know what that means
but my fuel has a orange color to it almost like black light orange,,does anybody if that is right or not?? if not then what can i do???would it be rust???if so how can i put a temp fix on it till spring when i got warmer weather to work on it????? and where would i be able to dispose of the raw gas if i have to flush it out?????
 
Old Dec 13, 2008 | 09:09 PM
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I would unplug the gas line before the filter and take a battery jack into the power wires for the fuel pump and pump it out. there is a chance if there is crap in the tank it could kill your pump. but it could work if you cant pull the tank right now.

then put a little gas in there to see if it does it again. if so then you probabely have a dirty tank if so I have been told to take the tank off put some rock in there and shake the crap out of it so the rocks knock it all loose then use gas to make sure and get all the crap rinsed out of it.

no idea where to get rid of the gas legally!
 
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Are you having any problem with your vehicle that you think might be caused by the fuel?
 
Old Dec 13, 2008 | 09:19 PM
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not wanting to start and everything else is working alot better than when i got it except not getting fuel...after market electical fuel pump under the hood pulls it really well but its not getting all of it past the filter and my neighbor says it smells real weak too i havent put any gas in it since i got it the first of september
 
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Orange gas?
 
Old Dec 14, 2008 | 04:56 PM
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uhhh ummm light it on fire
 
Old Dec 15, 2008 | 07:08 PM
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yes its orange and if i set it on fire wouldnt that cause it to blow up????????
 
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Isnt diesel fuel orange?
 
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I was just suggesting that once you get the fuel out of the tank that you should light it on fire.
 
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only after using it to liberally soak non-dairy creamer.

for best results, ignite with large quantities of air.
 



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