Go fishing with a claw tool. If you have access to a borescope style camera that would make the job easier.

 

Tip up the front a bit and fill it full and hope it's still floating.

 

If it is still floating, you can fill the tank up the rest of the way and it will float to the top.

If it is sunk, draining the tank as much as you can. I have an 12 volt electric fuel pump that sucks up stuff off the bottom of the tank.

 

What will it hurt? It can't make it through the sock filter in the tank right?

 

No time like the present to try a backflip... Just leave the gas cap off!

 

Look in there carefully with a match...

It sounds silly, but I would by another bottle and test to see if the piece floats in gas or not. No point in making it tougher on yourself with a full tank of gas if the thing does not float.

If it does not float, drain the tank and start fishing. Here is where the comments will come in...

With the absolute minimum amount of gas in the tank, and a long hose, I would use a shop vac if I could not reach it with anything else.

Yeah, yeah, I know. But even Mythbusters had to cheat to make anything happen.

http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/mythbusters/mythbusters-database/build-jet-engine-out-of-vacuum-parts/

 

get rid of most of the gas , then get a few friends and flip it over!!!!

 

Look in there carefully with a match...

With the absolute minimum amount of gas in the tank, and a long hose, I would use a shop vac if I could not reach it with anything else.



http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/m...tv-shows/mythbusters/mythbusters-database/build-jet-engine-out-of-vacuum-parts/

I wouldn't use a shop vac, you could go BOOM.
Sparks in the motor and fumes don't mix!

 

Its actually pretty easy to pull the tank. I would do that just to be able to sleep at night. You must find it. That plastic will only show itself when you are 100 miles out. So have fun and get it. Lets us know how it goes.

 

I dropped one of those in my tank once. Didn't hurt a thing. Actually, I had forgotten about it until I saw this thread.

 

just leave it. what harm can it do?

 

just leave it. what harm can it do?

Exactly my point earlier, it can never get through the sock filter, so forget about it

 

I got half the inards of a fuel guage in one of mine.

 

What I was thinking it would do is suction to the filter and cause a fuel issue... I like the filling it full and if nothing I will siphon is out and flip it over. I also thought about using compressed air and blowing it around in there and hoping it flys out. I wont feel right knowing it just sitting in there when im deep in the bush and then stuck.

 

Glad I'm not friends with you I guess. :wink_old: Pulling the tank isn't a big deal but neither is the tab in the tank.

 

The problem with flipping the tank over is usually there is a lip inside the tank around the hole. So you can never really drain it completely that way.

 

you know gas spouts on gas cans,............ well i have one in my sleds gas tank it fell off and down in to tank it went lol well that was 5k miles ago sled still runs the same.

 

Big surprise there DD.I bet Dad was angry.

 

My Brother dropped one in his tank and he never noticed any performance loss by it in 6000km. They are almost impossible to get out without removing the tank!!!

 

Big surprise there DD.I bet Dad was angry.

well he was one that did it so..............

 

If you manage to get that thing out by filling the tank and floating it to the top, go out and buy a lottery ticket. Only way I can see it coming out is removing the tank and working through the fuel level sender hole. Personally, I wouldn't bother.

 

Remove the tank. Drain it. Take a garden hose and spray it out. Hopefully the water pressure will make it come out. Or fill with water and repeat. At least then your not spilling fuel all over the place. Just let it dry out for a while before you fill it with fuel again.

 

Fuggettabout it!

 

Good excuse to buy a new sled.

 

You just invented a new fuel catalyst, likely has the same effect. Start marketing it and get a patent going....

On a serious note, just leave it unless you can see it with a borescope

 

Good excuse to buy a new sled.

best answer so far, trade it, problem solved :righton