hole in one

Man that Sucks!!!

 

More than likely it will get sucked up against the line exiting the tank.

 

Not too sure if this will work but try one of grab sticks if they make them small enough or ask a local mechanic. Sorry to hear about the issue. It will be good to know how you get it out just in case any of us run into this problem.

KH

 

I would keep looking for it every chance I got .

You might try a little fish net on a long handle of some kind like one used to catch goldfish

 

You need to get it out. It will eventually migrate to the pickup tube and get sucked up against it and block it. It wont hurt anything, but you'll be lucky to get enough fuel to run the motor above idle. I chased this problem for over a year, changing fuel filters, blowing fuel lines out, replacing fuel lines before finding the little cardboard circle in the tank. It is very hard to see, I missed it several times looking in the tank before I seen it. Also, hard to get out cause it was flat against the bottom. I ended up welding a screw to a small rod and stuck it down and screwed against it and pulled it out. good luck

 

I guess thats one big reason why most big equipment has a strainer in the fuel filler neck, that way nothing besides liquid can get into the tank. wonder why they haven't done that with big trucks.....

 

They have they're called syphon tubes.