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Draining Fuel tank

Post by sandef » Fri Oct 02, 2020 12:35 pm

Whats the best way to drain an underfloor tank

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Re: Draining Fuel tank

Post by Mattblack » Fri Oct 02, 2020 1:06 pm

sandef wrote:
Fri Oct 02, 2020 12:35 pm
Whats the best way to drain an underfloor tank
Wide Open Throttle! :tu:

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Post by sandef » Fri Oct 02, 2020 1:14 pm

Mattblack wrote:
Fri Oct 02, 2020 1:06 pm
sandef wrote:
Fri Oct 02, 2020 12:35 pm
Whats the best way to drain an underfloor tank
Wide Open Throttle! :tu:
only if you can get on the water

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Re: Draining Fuel tank

Post by Tackleberry » Fri Oct 02, 2020 1:23 pm

The best way is to take it out relatively easy in an aluminium boat but problematic in a glass boat
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Re: Draining Fuel tank

Post by Mattblack » Fri Oct 02, 2020 1:31 pm

sandef wrote:
Fri Oct 02, 2020 1:14 pm
Mattblack wrote:
Fri Oct 02, 2020 1:06 pm
sandef wrote:
Fri Oct 02, 2020 12:35 pm
Whats the best way to drain an underfloor tank
Wide Open Throttle! :tu:
only if you can get on the water
jiggle syphons are pretty good....or put in some fuel stabiliser and leave it till you can go out next

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Re: Draining Fuel tank

Post by Tackleberry » Fri Oct 02, 2020 3:43 pm

Fuel stabilizer will not rejuvenate fuel it has to be put in at the beginning for it to do what it's meant to do .
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Re: Draining Fuel tank

Post by rb85 » Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:28 pm

Gday Sandef about 2 months ago I pumped out 120L from my old tank prior to project work, First I tried a jiggler gravity issues were a problem got a hand pump Siphon from autopro (autobarn) used is by disconnecting the flexible fuel feeder anf put the drain hose through my bung siphoned with gravity whilst pumping along the way. Took about an hour hand pumping took about an hour.
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Re: Draining Fuel tank

Post by sandef » Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:53 pm

rb85 wrote:
Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:28 pm
Gday Sandef about 2 months ago I pumped out 120L from my old tank prior to project work, First I tried a jiggler gravity issues were a problem got a hand pump Siphon from autopro (autobarn) used is by disconnecting the flexible fuel feeder anf put the drain hose through my bung siphoned with gravity whilst pumping along
the way. Took about an hour hand pumping took about an hour.
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Thx thinking of do the same with suction bulb and gravity feed

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Post by rb85 » Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:00 pm

sandef wrote:
Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:53 pm
rb85 wrote:
Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:28 pm
Gday Sandef about 2 months ago I pumped out 120L from my old tank prior to project work, First I tried a jiggler gravity issues were a problem got a hand pump Siphon from autopro (autobarn) used is by disconnecting the flexible fuel feeder anf put the drain hose through my bung siphoned with gravity whilst pumping along
the way. Took about an hour hand pumping took about an hour.
[/quote
Thx thinking of do the same with suction bulb and gravity feed
I tried a cuction bulb was a bit too slow for my liking
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Re: Draining Fuel tank

Post by rb85 » Fri Oct 02, 2020 9:02 pm

https://www.ebay.com.au/i/383642237017? ... pEQAvD_BwE

This is what I used after a few other products failed
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