What's the best way to empty the fuel tank to replace with fresh fuel.
What's the best way to empty the fuel tank to replace with fresh fuel.
Siphon with a manual pump.
Please be careful with gasoline. That stuff can be like liquid dynamite.
Gman
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt."
<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by Gamblinman »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote">Siphon with a manual pump.
Please be careful with gasoline. That stuff can be like liquid dynamite.
Gman</td></tr></table>
+1
Normally, the BEST access point for siphoning is through the opening for the FUEL SENDING UNIT. Don't rely on the fuel line/primer bulb as a siphoning location- it's pickup tube DOES NOT reach the bottom of the tank.
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Not saying it's the right way, but I invested in a Carter electric fuel pump ($50) years ago. It will self prime. I use it to suck out every little drop using a 3/8" ID rubber hose and a 3/8" OD x 24" lg. aluminum tube stuck in the hose, no sparks is the key here. All this fuel goes into a 1/4" heavy walled 55 gal plastic drum (gasoline/alcohol compatable) that's stored in a nonuse area of the garage, capped and vented to the outside of the garage at the roof vent. I keep it there during the winter to feed the power generator during power failures.
<u>Before I get some flack from safety mongers;
It's no more dangerous than having 2 automobile fuel tanks full in the garage even in case of a house fire.</u>
Gary
Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional.......
S.W. Ohio
<table width="90%" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 align=center><tr><td>Quote, originally posted by Nikon Man »</td></tr><tr><td class="quote"><u>Before I get some flack from safety mongers;
It's no more dangerous than having 2 automobile fuel tanks full in the garage even in case of a house fire.</u></td></tr></table>
None here... especially being as you vented it OUTSIDE.
Simply recommend using EXTREME caution if utilizing ANY electric pump to ensure that there are no potential sources of ignition.
And <u>ABSOLUTELY DO NOT</u> attempt to use a Wet-Vac. Someone in Texas tried that a few years ago....
Dual Mercury Master Technician- for Mercury Outboards, Mercruiser and Mercury Racing at European Marine in Greenville, SC.
Still consider myself a "Marine Apprentice" after 48 years (learn something new every day).
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Let me add one important detail that I forgot to mention. Even though the drum is vented, the battery connection for the electric fuel pump is on a 15' wire, placing the battery far, far away from the source thereby eliminating any chance of sparks near any source of vapor.
Gary
Growing old is inevitable, growing up is optional.......
S.W. Ohio
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