tehsu

I was refilling my s2k since it was empty on gas. The top part of the tank a little plastic piece got stuck and fell into the gas tank. Is there a way to get that piece out? Any recommendations?

solitarycheese

Check out page 3 http://www.crvownersclub.com/TSBs/2004/04-002.pdf. Depending on the size of the piece there's a good chance its still in the fuel filler neck. I would check that first because completely removing the tank is a little more involved.

tehsu

Thank you, I will check it. Do you think it needs to be checked immediately? I wont have time to do it till Monday.

CoolGuy094

What kind of little plastic piece; what was it from?

If it was small it could have made its way down into the tank. The fuel pump as a filter sock on the bottom of it so you don't have to worry about it being sucked up by the pump or anything.

Slowcrash_101

Oh yeah, completely dropping the rear subframe and diff, no big deal.

zeroptzero

If it was a good bit smaller than the fuel filler neck I'd leave it alone, it won't do any harm in the tank IMO.

So where did the plastic piece come from ?

tehsu

So, the top piece of the 1 gallon gas tanks that we use to refill, the top part came off the portion that gets pushed down to start the flow of gas into the tank. I think it went in. What's the worse that could happen? I guess I'll chance it.

zeroptzero

It is likely sitting at the bottom of the tank, it shouldn't harm anything. The fuel pump has a pre-filter sock and a fuel filter built into the assembly, a plastic cap won't affect the fuel pick-up assembly.

tehsu

It is likely sitting at the bottom of the tank, it shouldn't harm anything. The fuel pump has a pre-filter sock and a fuel filter built into the assembly, a plastic cap won't affect the fuel pick-up assembly.
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Appreciate the information.

slalom44

Those new filler tubes are a royal pain. The morons that mandated those things to meet government regs should be fired for incompetence. Because they are so difficult to use, they cause more fuel to be spilled than they were designed to prevent.

You should file a complaint with the EPA and demand that they pay to get that piece out of your tank. It's their regs that caused that to happen in the first place.

It is extremely difficult to put gas in your tank with those tubes and almost impossible to fill a lawn mower tank without spilling gas all over the place. If my wife or anyone like her had to use one in an emergency she would be screwed.