I have this big chipper that has some kind of thick brownish goo in the bottom part of the tank and the chipper sat last year without being run. The guy I got it from hadn't used it very much for the last 6 years.
Yesterday I needed to start chipping the brush over by the shed, and engine started, reved a bit then died.--VERY odd for this engine to do that!--Got looking in the tank, decided to pump the fuel out and see if something was in the bottom!
Fuel was clear yellow, same color as when it was put in, BUT after getting tank empty, I ran a bent rod down and rubbed the bottom of tank, finding a layer of thick goo at least 1/2 inch thick.--I think there is some on the sides of the tank, too.
My question is,---What the heck will clean this mess out of the tank??--Gasoline won't touch it!--done tried that!--It don't mix with diesel either!
I did put the torch to the stuff sticking to the ro0d, and it takes loads of heat before it will melt and run off!
The goo had gotten up to the suction pipe and that's why the engine died.--checked at pump and NO fuel.--took hoses off and no fuel in them,--pulled suction pipe from tank and it had goo over the end plugging it!
I really need to use the chipper right away, so if anyone has any ideas, please post them! thanks; sonny580
Yesterday I needed to start chipping the brush over by the shed, and engine started, reved a bit then died.--VERY odd for this engine to do that!--Got looking in the tank, decided to pump the fuel out and see if something was in the bottom!
Fuel was clear yellow, same color as when it was put in, BUT after getting tank empty, I ran a bent rod down and rubbed the bottom of tank, finding a layer of thick goo at least 1/2 inch thick.--I think there is some on the sides of the tank, too.
My question is,---What the heck will clean this mess out of the tank??--Gasoline won't touch it!--done tried that!--It don't mix with diesel either!
I did put the torch to the stuff sticking to the ro0d, and it takes loads of heat before it will melt and run off!
The goo had gotten up to the suction pipe and that's why the engine died.--checked at pump and NO fuel.--took hoses off and no fuel in them,--pulled suction pipe from tank and it had goo over the end plugging it!
I really need to use the chipper right away, so if anyone has any ideas, please post them! thanks; sonny580