got it dang

Just for the record, no crud ever reached the filter. It was just a bunch of rust flakes that stuck in the fuel line. And then cleared. And then plugged. And there still wasn't any crud in the fuel filter or the pump, or the carb. Lucky for me, there was an electric pump to be had.  It did a good job of pulling all the flakes out and spitting them out. I used the electric for a couple hours, no problems. Back at camp, I put the system back to stock and ran the rest of the afternoon. Still no crud in the filter. I'll be the first to admit that I don't have any terrain that rough around here....so no chance to pull the crud off the bottom of the tank.

Here's a few pics.

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