starts and dies (Fixed)

[dshelly]

This thread got me to thinking. Is there really that much dirt being pumped into our tanks at the gas station? So this morning I got an Idea to make a basket strainer.

I chucked up a piece of aluminum in my lathe and turned a basket with a rim at the top to rest on the filler neck. Bored a hole through with a step at the bottom that holds a piece of brass carbureter screen held in place from the inside by a ring and a few small screws. So when you stop for fuel , just drop the basket into the filler neck and fill the tank. The screen should catch anything that might be in the tanks at the gas station.

[cnc]

That's interesting Dave, one of my small generators has a very fine screen similar in design to what you made. I never see much dirt in it but I am filling it from a Jerry can so dirt usually stays in the bottom. I do notice that there is some dirt in my Gerry cans from time to time.

[Idaho]

I have the old fuel pump and the split bushing with me for show and tell at the rally for anyone who is interested. It may solve someone's problem someday.