Hi Shaun
The black powder is residue of the black paint that is blocking
your cross pipe right at the pick off for the gas line.
All of my Alpines have suffered the same fate. Big chips of tank
interior paint flack off and curl up blocking the narrow feed
coming off the cross pipe. It make for a very slow fuel feed...
Once you have pulled the nut off the gas line the fuel presseur
should almost force it off.. If it is blocked the fuel will
jut dribble out until you free the clog with a wire hook..
then be prepared for a flood.. 13 Gal will not fit in a 5 gal
jerry can....
The first time it happend to me I had filled the tank thinking more
fuel would clear the blockage :-(....
My conclusion.. once this starts is that it is time to pull the tanks,
clean and coat them. Clearing the clog and getting drenched
in petrol each time gets old fast.... Mine would only go a week
or so before cloging again.
Steve F
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Steve Finberg W1GSL w1gsl@mit.edu
PO Box 397082 MIT Br Cambridge MA 02139-7082 617 258 3754
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