hard start issue

[Phil Rose]

At 4:33 PM -0800 11/18/10, robert weinberg wrote:
>Thanks Pete!
>
>if the tank is near full - i take it you need to do it outside so 
>you don't blow
>up your garage (and yourself)? ;-)
>
>i suppose it's still a good idea to do it outside even with an empty 
>tank. good
>thing i live in cali ;-)
>

I wouldn't even think about trying to do this with a full tank 
(unless it's a real emergency/no-start situation). Getting the pump 
(twist-lock) to release is a one-handed procedure, and if there's a 
full tank, that one hand is trying to grip and twist while immersed 
in a liquid.  Another good reason to use the special removal tool.

Phil

P.S. Everyone: can we all (please) try to remember to trim our posts 
so that they're not trailed by the entire thread?
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Phil Rose.....Rochester, NY USA
'06 A3q 3.2 V6 (20K, silver)
'91 200q	(165K, Lago blue)
Gone to Audi Valhalla:
'91 200q   (Tornado red)
'89 100 (Bamboo gold)