Easiest way to drain a fuel tank

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Postby FANGIN » Thu Aug 19, 2010 12:25 pm

iOnic wrote:Use the fuel pump to pump it out? That's how I did it with my MR2 - Bridged the FP and B+ (I think, can't remember) wires in the diagnostic box with the fuel supply hose to the rail sitting in my gas container and in a few mins the tank was empty.


Just remember, fuel pumps don't like running dry
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Postby stolic » Thu Aug 19, 2010 1:27 pm

FANGIN wrote:
iOnic wrote:Use the fuel pump to pump it out? That's how I did it with my MR2 - Bridged the FP and B+ (I think, can't remember) wires in the diagnostic box with the fuel supply hose to the rail sitting in my gas container and in a few mins the tank was empty.


Just remember, fuel pumps don't like running dry


True, i should have specified that all the cars i'm draining are write-offs so i couldn't give a flying squirrel about the prolonged life of the fuel pump :wink:
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Postby iOnic » Thu Aug 19, 2010 6:59 pm

I figured it was common sense :lol: I guess it is the least common of all senses afterall...
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Postby h8wrxs » Thu Aug 19, 2010 7:08 pm

im keen to see the results of opening the fuel tank up with a grinder lol
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Postby iOnic » Thu Aug 19, 2010 7:09 pm

h8wrxs wrote:im keen to see the results of opening the fuel tank up with a grinder lol


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