Napkin in gas tank
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09-15-2018, 07:15 AM
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To everyone that keeps saying it dissolved it didn't and won't. Cellulose stays together very well in fuel and oil and that's why fuel and oil filters are made from paper. The fuel filter sock sits in the pump assembly under a baffle. The baffles and height differences in the pump pick up work like a septic tank forcing all the solids to stay in the tank and not float into the pump cavity inlet.
#17
09-15-2018, 10:58 AM
#19
09-15-2018, 12:37 PM
Okay.
Well, I still say that it`ll dissolve because it`s a different kind of paper than the paper in a fuel filter but, to ease you concerns, go back to that gas station and get one of those paper towels and take it home. Tear off a piece that was the size that went into your tank and put it in a container of water for a couple of days and shake it up every now and then to simulate driving. I`m sure it`ll be quite difficult to remove it from the container totally intact.
Well, I still say that it`ll dissolve because it`s a different kind of paper than the paper in a fuel filter but, to ease you concerns, go back to that gas station and get one of those paper towels and take it home. Tear off a piece that was the size that went into your tank and put it in a container of water for a couple of days and shake it up every now and then to simulate driving. I`m sure it`ll be quite difficult to remove it from the container totally intact.
#20
09-15-2018, 12:43 PM
Gas station paper towels are the worst! If I were in your shoes, I'd get somebody to steal the truck and crash it into a thick wall, preferably at 45 mph or more, ensuring frame damage. There's also a good chance the person stealing the truck would become decapitated, making it easier for me to pour gasoline and set everything on fire. No witness and the insurance company will never find out.
But, that's just me.
But, that's just me.
#21
09-16-2018, 03:53 PM
Gas station paper towels are the worst! If I were in your shoes, I'd get somebody to steal the truck and crash it into a thick wall, preferably at 45 mph or more, ensuring frame damage. There's also a good chance the person stealing the truck would become decapitated, making it easier for me to pour gasoline and set everything on fire. No witness and the insurance company will never find out.
But, that's just me.
But, that's just me.
#22
09-16-2018, 04:24 PM
Fleet Mechanic
No need as long as this happens before the recall for the pretensioner is performed. It's a perfectly well constructed way to get rid of this pesky paper towel!
#23
09-16-2018, 06:29 PM
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