Gas Tank Pickup tube

franknfike · Post by **franknfike** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:11 am

Hey all, hoping somebody can help me. The pickup tube inside my gas tank was clogged so I put a coat hanger in it to unclog it. I attached the coat hanger to a drill and spun it but guess what - the hanger broke off inside the tube. Does anybody know what I could do to salvage this? Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Tom

Miles · Post by **Miles** » Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:30 pm

Take out the fuel sender and see if you can grab it and pull it out the inside of the tank. I tell people to use a speedometer cable to clean the tubes, flexible and wont break off, will unravel if you spin it the wrong way though.
Miles

--- In
2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
, "franknfike" wrote:
> Hey all, hoping somebody can help me. The pickup tube inside my gas tank was clogged so I put a coat hanger in it to unclog it. I attached the coat hanger to a drill and spun it but guess what - the hanger broke off inside the tube. Does anybody know what I could do to salvage this? Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated!
> Thanks,
> Tom

Tom Feick · Post by **Tom Feick** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:33 am

Thank you Miles - I will try that this weekend.
Tom

--- On Fri, 4/17/09, Miles wrote:
> From: Miles Subject: [2cylinderhondas] Re: Gas Tank Pickup tube
> To:
2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Friday, April 17, 2009, 2:29 AM
> Take out the fuel sender and see if you can grab
> it and pull it out the inside of the tank. I tell people to
> use a speedometer cable to clean the tubes, flexible and
> wont break off, will unravel if you spin it the wrong way
> though.
> Miles
> --- In 2cylinderhondas@
> yahoogroups. com, "franknfike" ...> wrote:
> > Hey all, hoping somebody can help me. The pickup tube
> inside my gas tank was clogged so I put a coat hanger in it
> to unclog it. I attached the coat hanger to a drill and spun
> it but guess what - the hanger broke off inside the tube.
> Does anybody know what I could do to salvage this? Any
> thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated!
> > Thanks,
> > Tom

friend · Post by **friend** » Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:42 pm

All
Miles told me about this many years ago, and it really works. If you can't find an old cable, they are cheap at the local auto parts store.
Bill

> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com [mailto:2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com] > On > Behalf Of > Tom Feick > Sent:
> Friday, April 17, 2009 8:33
> AM
> To:
> 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> Subject:
> Re:
> [2cylinderhondas] Re: Gas Tank Pickup tube
> Thank you Miles - I will try that this weekend.
> Tom
> ---
> On Fri, 4/17/09, Miles 600miles@peoplepc. com
> wrote:
> > From: Miles 600miles@peoplepc. com
> Subject: [2cylinderhondas] Re: Gas Tank Pickup tube
> > To:
> 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> Date: Friday, April 17, 2009, 2:29 AM
> > Take out the fuel sender and see if you
> can grab
> > it and pull it out the inside of the tank. I tell people > to > > use a speedometer cable to clean the tubes, flexible and
> wont break off, will unravel if you spin it the wrong way > > though.
> > Miles
> --- In 2cylinderhondas@
> > yahoogroups. com, "franknfike"
> > ...> wrote:
> > Hey all, hoping somebody can help me. The pickup tube
> > inside my
> gas tank was clogged so I put a coat hanger in it
> > to unclog it. I
> attached the coat hanger to a drill and spun
> > it but guess what - the
> hanger broke off inside the tube.
> > Does anybody know what I could do to
> salvage this? Any
> > thoughts or suggestions would be
> appreciated!
> > > Thanks,
> > > Tom

Cal Oetjen · Post by **Cal Oetjen** » Sat Apr 18, 2009 7:17 am

You can also find assorted sizes of flexible steel cable at Lowes at a low price per foot. My son and I have used this cable to replace a throttle cable on a Toyota MR2 and we are thinking of making replacement emergency brake cable to replace rusted and broken ones.
Cal

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Sat, 4/18/09, billmyong@...

wrote:
> From: billmyong@...
> Subject: RE: [2cylinderhondas] Re: Gas Tank Pickup tube
> To: 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009, 2:37 AM
> All
> Miles
> told me about this many years ago, and it really works. If you can't find > an old cable, they are cheap at the local auto parts store.
> Bill
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
> > 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com [mailto:2cylinderho ndas@yahoogroups .com] > > On > > Behalf Of > > Tom Feick > > Sent:
> > Friday, April 17, 2009 8:33
> > AM
> > To:
> > 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> > Subject:
> > Re:
> > [2cylinderhondas] Re: Gas Tank Pickup tube
> > Thank you Miles - I will try that this weekend.
> > Tom
> > ---
> > On Fri, 4/17/09, Miles > 600miles@peoplepc. com
> > wrote:
> > > From: Miles > 600miles@peoplepc. com
> > Subject: [2cylinderhondas] Re: Gas Tank Pickup tube
> > > To:
> > 2cylinderhondas@ yahoogroups. com
> > Date: Friday, April 17, 2009, 2:29 AM
> > > Take out the fuel sender and see if you
> > can grab
> > > it and pull it out the inside of the tank. I tell people > > to > > > use a speedometer cable to clean the tubes, flexible and
> > wont break off, will unravel if you spin it the wrong way > > > though.
> > > Miles
> > --- In 2cylinderhondas@
> > > yahoogroups. com, "franknfike"
> > > > ...> wrote:
> > > Hey all, hoping somebody can help me. The pickup tube > > > inside my > > gas tank was clogged so I put a coat hanger in it > > > to unclog it. I > > attached the coat hanger to a drill and spun > > > it but guess what - the > > hanger broke off inside the tube.
> > > Does anybody know what I could do to
> > salvage this? Any
> > > thoughts or suggestions would be
> > appreciated!
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Tom

bobs600honda · Post by **bobs600honda** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:00 am

Question on pickup tube.
First, looks like it is crimped about an inch after entering the tank. Is this normal (to be clear of float?)
Finally, I was running a solid piece of copper wire (from the interior of some left over cable wire) and while difficult to get through, I did manage to do so.
However, the wire then broke off about 3 inches into pick up tube.
I cannot see any reasonable way to get the wire out without resorting to cutting open the tank.
I will keep trying to push it out into the interior of the tank and hope to grab it.
Any suggestions? (while waiting for replies to this post, I will give the speedo cable a try and see if it will put the copper wire out enough to grab.)
Many thanks.
Bob

--- In
2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
, "franknfike" wrote:
> Hey all, hoping somebody can help me. The pickup tube inside my gas tank was clogged so I put a coat hanger in it to unclog it. I attached the coat hanger to a drill and spun it but guess what - the hanger broke off inside the tube. Does anybody know what I could do to salvage this? Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated!
> Thanks,
> Tom

bobs600honda · Post by **bobs600honda** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 9:50 am

Cried wolf too soon! Cable / drill did the trick - was able to push enough of the wire out into the tank until the tube was clear.
Bob

--- In
2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
, "bobs600honda" wrote:
> Question on pickup tube.
> First, looks like it is crimped about an inch after entering the tank. Is this normal (to be clear of float?)
> Finally, I was running a solid piece of copper wire (from the interior of some left over cable wire) and while difficult to get through, I did manage to do so.
> However, the wire then broke off about 3 inches into pick up tube.
> I cannot see any reasonable way to get the wire out without resorting to cutting open the tank.
> I will keep trying to push it out into the interior of the tank and hope to grab it.
> Any suggestions? (while waiting for replies to this post, I will give the speedo cable a try and see if it will put the copper wire out enough to grab.)
> Many thanks.
> Bob
> --- In
2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
, "franknfike" wrote:
> > Hey all, hoping somebody can help me. The pickup tube inside my gas tank was clogged so I put a coat hanger in it to unclog it. I attached the coat hanger to a drill and spun it but guess what - the hanger broke off inside the tube. Does anybody know what I could do to salvage this? Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated!
> > Thanks,
> > Tom

Mark P Hatten · Post by **Mark P Hatten** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:08 am

Bob,
If the pickup tube was clogged, there is much much more rust and crud to be found. Eric's green z600 had the same issue, worked good for awhile, then started clogging filters and carb. Save yourself hassle and boil the tank.
Mark
www.mphspecialties.com
To: 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com From: rjamesblues@...
Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 16:50:02 +0000 Subject: [2cylinderhondas] Re: Gas Tank Pickup tube
Cried wolf too soon! Cable / drill did the trick - was able to push enough of the wire out into the tank until the tube was clear.
Bob

--- In
2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
, "bobs600honda" wrote:
> Question on pickup tube.
> First, looks like it is crimped about an inch after entering the tank. Is this normal (to be clear of float?)
> Finally, I was running a solid piece of copper wire (from the interior of some left over cable wire) and while difficult to get through, I did manage to do so.
> However, the wire then broke off about 3 inches into pick up tube.
> I cannot see any reasonable way to get the wire out without resorting to cutting open the tank.
> I will keep trying to push it out into the interior of the tank and hope to grab it.
> Any suggestions? (while waiting for replies to this post, I will give the speedo cable a try and see if it will put the copper wire out enough to grab.)
> Many thanks.
> Bob
> --- In
2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
, "franknfike" wrote:
> > Hey all, hoping somebody can help me. The pickup tube inside my gas tank was clogged so I put a coat hanger in it to unclog it. I attached the coat hanger to a drill and spun it but guess what - the hanger broke off inside the tube. Does anybody know what I could do to salvage this? Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated!
> > Thanks,
> > Tom

Robert James · Post by **Robert James** » Wed Jun 26, 2013 10:35 am

Thanks Mark. �I have been soaking and sloshing vinegar and HD tow chain for 3 weeks in the hot sun. �Every day I would filter the crud / rust out of the vinegar and wash out the tank and put vinegar back in. �Twice I got 6 more gal of fresh vinegar. �I think the pick up tube is not clogged�
and resistance to the wire is due to the tube being crimped about an inch inside where the tube takes a nosedive to the bottom. �I can blow air through the pickup tube without much backpressure. �
I have put in the tank cleaner solution (step 1 of tank kit) and will do the cable / drill again.
Thanks again for your suggestions.
Bob

On Wed, Jun 26, 2013 at 10:08 AM, Mark P Hatten
�
> Bob,
> �
> If the pickup tube was clogged, there is much much more rust and crud to be found. Eric's green z600 had the same issue, worked good for awhile, then started clogging filters and carb. Save yourself hassle and boil the tank.
> �
> Mark
> www.mphspecialties.com
> �
> To:
> 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> From:
> rjamesblues@...
> Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2013 16:50:02 +0000
> Subject: [2cylinderhondas] Re: Gas Tank Pickup tube
> �
> Cried wolf too soon! Cable / drill did the trick - was able to push enough of the wire out into the tank until the tube was clear.
> Bob
> --- In
> 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> , "bobs600honda" wrote:
> > Question on pickup tube.
> > First, looks like it is crimped about an inch after entering the tank. Is this normal (to be clear of float?)
> > Finally, I was running a solid piece of copper wire (from the interior of some left over cable wire) and while difficult to get through, I did manage to do so.
> > However, the wire then broke off about 3 inches into pick up tube.
> > I cannot see any reasonable way to get the wire out without resorting to cutting open the tank.
> > I will keep trying to push it out into the interior of the tank and hope to grab it.
> > Any suggestions? (while waiting for replies to this post, I will give the speedo cable a try and see if it will put the copper wire out enough to grab.)
> > Many thanks.
> > Bob
> > --- In
> 2cylinderhondas@yahoogroups.com
> , "franknfike" wrote:
> > > Hey all, hoping somebody can help me. The pickup tube inside my gas tank was clogged so I put a coat hanger in it to unclog it. I attached the coat hanger to a drill and spun it but guess what - the hanger broke off inside the tube. Does anybody know what I could do to salvage this? Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated!
> > > Thanks,
> > > Tom