Help! I noticed dirt in the gas tank of my push lawn mower so I tried taking out the dirty gas with a syringe. I got a good amount of the gas out but then the rubber plunger in the syringe kept coming off. I guess the gas was attacking the rubber. There still was a small amount of gas in the tank and still a lot of the dirt. I tried soaking up the remaining gas with a paper towel and tried to pick up some of the dirt also. I was wearing disposable gloves and the gas started weakening them and they started to split open. Did I make it worse now by wearing the disposable gloves? Some of the dirt still remains in the gas tank. How can I get rid of the dirt which is settled on the bottom? I called a lawn mower repair shop and the man said that the only was is to bring in the mower because they have a vacuum that will suck up the dirt. I don't know if this is true or is he just trying to make a buck. Does anyone know what I could do? The problem is that even though I got most of the gas out the dirt still remains. Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.
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16 years ago