[DML] Re: emptying fuel tank

["Dave Swingle" <swingle@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

1 Extinguish cigarette.

2 I've never had much luck siphoning thru the filler. A quick way to 
get the tank "almost" empty is to unhook the fuel feed line from the 
fuel distributor, thread it out the bottom of the engine compartment 
into a can, jump the RPM relay and run the fuel pump until nothing 
comes out. Don't run it very long once you hit bottom, these pumps do 
NOT like running dry. Alternative - drive the car around until the 
low fuel light comes on. This usually means that you'll run out of 
gas in about 50 yards so don't be too far from home. 

3 Remove spare tire and cover in the recess.

4 Remove fuel pump, disconnect hose at bottom of pump. Let it fall 
into the tank. This is where you find out that the rubber boot 
holding the fuel pump has disintegrated at the bottom. Call up your 
favorite vendor and order a new one. Order a new cover while your at 
it, the old one will shrink and won't fit anymore. If the fuel lines 
look loose or falling apart order a couple of those too. 

5 Siphon out the rest of the gas. Clean tank. If it has lots of gooky 
black stuff in the bottom from the boot that dissolved (see step 3) 
use acetone. Wear chemical-proof gloves if you value your health.

6 Retrieve the hose you dropped in step 4, hook it back up to the 
bottom of the fuel pump. 

Re-install pump and cover.

Dave S

--- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "westleymills2003" 
<westleymills2003@xxxx> wrote:
> hi whats the best way to goe about emptying my fuel tank as im 
puting 
> the car up for the winter,also i thought id clean the tank while i 
> was at it as its probably never been done.   many thanks in advance 
> westley




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