The point is that the gunk is more concentrated at the lower level of fuel, so
it is more likely to be picked up.
Chad
'72 B Daily Driver
Paul Hunt wrote:
> An oft repeated comment, but I can't see it, myself. The fuel pickup is the
> same distance from the bottom of the tank regardless of the amount of fuel
> in the tank, and the gunge will always be at the bottom. When the fuel
> level drops below the pickup, it won't be picking up anything, fuel or
> gunge.
>
> PaulH.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan Pockrus <dpockrus@efficient.com>
> To: Craig Brownlee <Craig_Brownlee@ong.com>; mgs@autox.team.net
> <mgs@autox.team.net>
> Date: 05 December 1998 02:41
> Subject: RE: Fuel Pump Problems
>
> >
> > My son's '74 did the same thing last week. I pulled the bowl off the
> >fuel pump and found it had about 1/2" of rust and various other uglies in
> >the bottom of it. Cleaned everything up, reinstalled the bowl - all is
> well.
> >It seems he had run out of gas a couple of days before (typical
> >non-functional fuel guage), and I'm guessing the last 1/2 gallon or so was
> a
> >little thicker than usual.
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