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95 e300d replaced fuel tank
Couldn't get it to go past 65mph. I put in a used tank from Potomac German Auto, new tank screen from dealer, new tank vent from dealer and it feels like a totally different car. I actually got it to go to 85mph! Old tank screen was about 75% clogged with fungus goo and rust particles. Original tank filler neck was covered on the inside with rust. Its going to the metal pile at the landfill tomorrow.
Key tools for this job are 13mm deep well socket for removing the four retaining nuts, a crow foot flare nut wrench to remove the main fuel hose, and long needle nose pliers to remove the vent and return hose clamps. FYI, it took a large pipe wrench to remove the original tank screen. and... Harbor Freight sells a $6 hand pump for liquids. I used it to pump out all of the fuel from the original tank. The pvc tubing that came with it was curled so I ziptied it to an old arrow shaft so I could push it way down inside the tank. For $6, its going to the landfill too. However, tomorrow I'm going back to HF to buy a few more of those little hand pumps. It worked extremely well and pumped about 3 gallons in maybe 10 minutes.
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2009 E320 Bluetec 117,000 1995 E300D 306,000 Sold 1996 Ford Taurus LX 130,000 Sold 1985 300TD Still 225,000 Sold 2016 Ford Fusion 24,900 |
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