someone apparently dislikes me a lot because i went outside this morning to find that somebody tried to put as much sugar as possible into my gas tank last night. They got it absolutely everywhere including in the filler neck, I dont know how much actually got done into the tank though. I can see the dry sugar inside the filler neck when i stick my finger down past the overflow flap thing thats inside the pipe. How can I remove my filler neck so that I can empty the sugar out of there?? I see three screw heads around the filler neck and I would assume those need to come out, but the filler neck is shaped like this -> \____ and the end of it has a hard rubber hose clamped too it that I assume connects to the actual gas tank. Can I unclamp this hose and remove the three screws inside the gas filler door and remove this piece to empty an sugar out of there? I know this isnt going to get it out of the tank if its already down there, but as soon as I put gas in the truck its going to wash all this other sugar down into the tank as well. Someone please help me out ASAP! Thanks so much in advance. I will be attempting this tonight as soon as I get off work!

 

According to the MythBusters show on sugar in the gas tank....it actually doesnt hurt it. hah.

 

Ditto,I saw that episode too.

 

I would say have it towed to where ever you want and have them drop the tank, dump the gas, wash the tank out, replace the fuel filter, fuel line, fuel pump. Wash out the filler hose and what ever. It would be cheaper to do this than a new motor.

 

http://www.snopes.com/autos/grace/sugar.asp

 

I wouldn't believe that at all. In fact it can clog injectors just not like people widely believe.

http://www.snopes.com/autos/grace/sugar.asp

lol what Scott said.

 

After this episode, get a locking gas cap. I just ordered one just in case!.....

 

I also saw the mythbusters episode. However, they were running a tank that did not get sloshed around like a normal car would. The fuel filter would pick it up and save it from gettin to the engine. The only way it would hurt is if you could dissolve the sugar in the gasoline some how or dump the sugar directly into the intake. Sugar (glucose) is a polar compound I believe and gasoline is non polar. Therefore, sugar won't dissolve in gasoline. BUT it might dissolve in ethanol because ethanol is polar. Sugar will dissolve in water (polar) because like dissolves like. I would worry if you are running an ethanol blend with the gasoline.

 

Wonder if the cops can dust for prints. Who else puts gas in your truck?

 

only myself...so they only prints would be mine and then whoever did the damage

 

Hopefully you haven't driven the truck yet, because it will make fixing this MUCH easier. If it hasn't been started then the sugar will be limited to the fuel in the tank and not the other parts of the system. Drain the fuel, drop the tank and have it steam cleaned to make sure all the sugar residue has been removed. Any good rad shop can do this in about an hour or so.

If it has been started then you still need to drain the fuel and steam clean the tank, but you will also need to have a proper fuel system flush/injector cleaning done as well. This is about the only way to make sure all the sugar residue is out of the system.

 

The police will just laugh dust for prints ha

 

Can you beef up your security?

 

sounds odd but why not stick a shop vac on the filler neck to get what you can out of the filler neck?

 

Ever read the warnings on a Shop Vac?

Do not pick up anything that can be ignited... gasoline/vapors included.