[V8] Fuel evacuation

sdewitt at stx.rr.com sdewitt at stx.rr.com
Thu Feb 28 12:31:01 PST 2008


if you want to use the original pump in the car, then just jumper the terminals to the pul on the Fuel pump relay (v8 uses 2 IIRC). However all that bad gas will run through the pump possibly wearing it out.

---- Scott Simmons <indischrot at gmail.com> wrote: 
> Wow, what's on my mind when I read the title as "fecal evacuation?"
> 
> When I worked in a shop, we had this old external fuel pump that 
> wouldn't produce enough pressure to run a car, but still kicked over 
> with voltage.  We put some gas line on each end and would feed it into 
> tanks to siphon them empty with just some jumper wires from the battery.
> 
> I imagine you could get one from an local shop?  Surely there's one 
> sitting on a bench or in a trash can.
> 
> Or buy yourself one of those pumping siphon pumps/bilge pumps from your 
> FLAPS. 
> 
> ~Scott S.
> 
> jpb3 wrote:
> 
> >Gents,
> >
> >I need to get all the gasoline out of the tanks and lines to the FPR.
> > What would be the preferred practice to accomplish this?  I'm hoping
> >someone will say loosen the line and turn the key allowing the in tank
> >FP do all of the work?
> >
> >Unfortunately I envision a mouth full of gas trying to siphon out of the tank!
> >
> >I need to get the bad gas out. TIA
> >
> >John
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