[TR] question re draining fuel tank

[thenicholls at verizon.net]

Don,
 
I would also recommend if you replace the lines, you use the ehthanol proof ones, they are available by the foot.
 
Craig
1972 TR6


Feb 21, 2011 04:03:33 PM, cliff_hansen at earthlink.net wrote:

Don,

If it were mine, I'd crawl under and drain the tank by removing the rubber 
hose connecting the two sections of steel line, on the driver's side next to 
the transmission. Gravity takes care of the rest. Odds are that these hose 
sections are old and and in poor shape, and ought to be replaced anyway.

Cliff



-----Original Message----- 
From: Don
Sent: Sunday, February 20, 2011 11:02 PM
To: triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: [TR] question re draining fuel tank

I have a '66 TR4A which I recently purchased that has been sitting
for quite some time. It starts and runs, but I would like to drain
the fuel tank mas the fuel in the tank is old. My car is the type
with solid rear axle if that makes any difference.
Is there any trick to draining the fuel tank? Is it accessible from
below the car? Perhaps this is so simple an operation that posting
it here is silly, but I just wanted to make sure there are no strange
issues that might be lurking.
Thanks!
Don Scott

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