Fuel tank strainer real bad rust

[williamspartyof4]

I recently bought a 923 and had it shipped to my Dad's place in Alabama. You can imagine the excitement when I drove down from PA yesterday and saw it for the first time. It is a beast!

However, my Dad pointed out the interior is extremely rusted on the fuel tank cap and strainer. My question is, does anyone know of where I can get these few pieces?

Im sure I will be asking more questions in the next day or so after I can get a chance to look around this fine beast.
brian

 

[machinist75]

You can just toss the strainer. The cap is pretty generic.

 

[FloridaAKM]

The strainer is to catch foreign matter when fueling in the field. The diesel @ the pump has been filtered many times & shouldn't cause you any problems unless you are fueling out of cans just sitting around! If you just have to have one, check in the classifieds & you might find one there.

Welcome to the Green Iron Club.

 

[SLOrazorsedge]

Yup, I just posted a few weeks ago about this. The oxidation turns into a heavy white corroded powder. One of the sources of corrupting my fuel system on my wrecker. I've removed them from all of my trucks. I may send them off to be cadmium plated or one of the newer tougher anti-corrosion materials. There on there pretty tight. A large ratchet rubber strap wrench and you can remove them without damage i.e. pipe wrench.

 

[wreckerman893]

If you have a mini-blaster you can clean it with abrasives and replace the gasket.

 

[Landbarger]

Are any of these fuel strainers press fit? My 929's strainers are extremely rusty and need to come out, but I have no idea how to pull them. There isn't any threading or lip on the strainer exposed above the threads of the fuel tank so I can't use any type of clamping wrench to get a grip on them (i.e., pipe wrench). How do you get a hold on these things from the inside to pull them out?

 

[Swamp Donkey]

The bung is welded to the tank. The strainer threads on the bung. The cap threads on the strainer. Put a strap or chain wrench around the smooth collar in the picture and then lefty loosey. The strainer threads are inside the collar.

 

[Landbarger]

Best description in the forum. Thanks.

 

[SLOrazorsedge]

I had same problem on my trucks, rubber strap wrench would not break them loose , bought a chain wrench and ooohla came right off. Can't find any NOS units, looking to send them out and get them re-plated.

Where did you score the new unit Swamp Donkey?

 

[Swamp Donkey]

Where did you score the new unit Swamp Donkey?

It was in a surplus lot I was digging through.

They pop up on Ebay every now and then but run a bit high on price from what I've seen. I know where a couple of them are for a good price though. I won't post the info here since there are only a couple available. PM me if interested and I'll give you a link.

 

[SLOrazorsedge]