[Mgs] Siphoning Gas

[Dan DiBiase]

OMG, duh! Thanks to all that replied with this excellent (and obvious,
now!) advice..............................

Dan D
http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/


On Thu, Oct 22, 2020 at 4:13 PM Richard Lindsay <richardolindsay at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I had the same problem. I disconnected the fuel hose, added a a long bit
> of hose and with the coil disconnected, used the fuel pump to pump old fuel
> into jugs.
>
> On Thu, Oct 22, 2020, 3:02 PM Dan DiBiase <dan.dibiase at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi all.... My '76B, which was off the road for 5 years, was recently
>> returned to me from the shop. They added some new gas but did not siphon
>> out the 5 year old gas (which was just under 1/2 tank when I had it towed
>> in. The car is running pretty rough so I want to siphon out most of the gas
>> before I fill it up. It is currently showing as just under 1/2 tank, so
>> around 6 gallons or a little less (assuming gauge accuracy).
>>
>> I was able to pump out about 2 gallons but am wondering if the interior
>> of the tank is baffled, as I can't seem to move the hose beyond a certain
>> area and it's not sucking up any additional gas. Would really like to
>> remove a couple more gallons before I fill it up.
>>
>> Thx,
>>
>> Dan D
>> '76B-  Getting There
>> '65B - Waiting It's Turn
>> Central NJ USA
>> http://dandibiase.cbintouch.com/
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