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clean out fuel lines

So I just cleaned out my fuel tank, since I was getting a lot of water and black debris in one week old fuel filter. (enough to shut down the engine) I was wondering if I need to remove all the fuel lines and try to clean those out too?
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No...what little debris remains in the fuel lines will adequately be filtered by your fuel filter. As long as your tanks are clean and free of gunk and water, you should be fine. How did you clean your tank...was there an access port?
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No access port, had to completely disconnect it and pull it out (bout a 22 gal tank). Took it to a self serve car wash. Used the high pressure hose yesterday and then again this morning just for good measure.

Thanks for the response I was thinking along the same lines.
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