pharaoh,

There is a very simple way to check the tank strainer with out removing it. Remove the rubber fuel line from the strainer where it attaches to the steel fuel line. If the fuel comes out in a steady stream the strainer is OK and there is no need to R&R it. If the fuel doesn't come out in a steady stream, try removing the fuel cap.

If it is plugged, the stream will be just a trickle and then the strainer has to be removed and cleaned. There is no reason to replace the strainer if the mesh is not broken. Just clean it.

Fungus will plug a strainer. Then a fungacide must be used to kill the fungus in the fuel system. If the strainer is plugged by fungus, compressed air may be needed to clean it. BTW, I cleaned my 25 year old strainer with compressed air because nothing I had would disolve the fungus. I didn't replace the O-ring. It doesn't leak a drop. I used Biobor to kill the fungus. That was over a year ago and I had to replace only one inline filter since.


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