My tank had one baffle in it,but it only blocked about 30% of the tank, the rest could be wiped. As I said, the removal and sloshing worked very well at getting the crud behind the baffle. It took numerous iterations to get the sloshing and wiping to come clean, but eventually the area behind the baffle was pretty clean. Removing the tank is key to this method.
I also used a vacuum pump to draw several gallons of diesel through the tank pickup. Even after all of this, that pipe had considerable crud in it. Once it ran clean, I was confident that I had bought a number of years of trouble free operation.
4-6 hours total time for the following:
- Remove tank and lines
- Clean tank with sloshing
- Mount tank straps to secure tank
- Replace all fuel lines
- Replace tank vent line
- Clean main separator/filter
- Clean small filter
- Draw fresh diesel through pickup line until clean
- Bleed and test (started right up!)
A fairly small investment in time for a very thorough cleaning.
Rich
