[DML] Re: Trunk Weight Capacity and Fuel Tank

["David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I don't know that there is an actual "weight limit" on the trunk. I
would suspect that 220 is either near or over the limit though. I am
170 and I hear everthing creak. It can be done without getting into
the trunk. Use a milkbox or something similar to stand on and reach
over the right side fender. Use a fender cover or a towel. Don't try
getting all the gas out of the acccumulator. You don't have to empty
the tank to replace the accumulator either unless you want to clean
the tank out which is a good idea anyway. Use safety goggles and keep
a pan under the accumulator as you remove it. You can also wrap a rag
around it to help contain any spilt fuel. Work in a well ventilated
area. Remove the fuel pump and siphon directly out of the tank. Be
VERY CAREFUL not to bend the "hard" lines at the accumulator. It is a
big deal to replace them if you twist them up.
David Teitelbaum
vin 10757 




--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Steve" <p2freak@xxxx> wrote:
>
> Group,
> 
> I am trying to siphon all the gas out of the tank to replace the
fuel accumulator.  So I 
> inserted a bulb shaped hand operated siphon pump into the fuel
accumulator access hole 
> and started pumping.  Nothing came out.  Gasoline is definitely
there and I can smell it.  
> The gas is fresh and I have 1/2 tank according to the fuel gauge. 
I've tried the siphon 
> pump in a water bucket and it works.
> 
> 







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