Siphoning gas blows...

[GreatWhite]

I need to drop the tank to install my battery box and such, bought a siphon from Wal-Mart today and I can't get the thing to pump the gas out... it feels like the tube is hitting the fuel pump assembly inside the tank or something... Really need to get some of the gas out or this thing is gonna be super heavy.... any thoughts???

 

[Roland69]

how much gas is in it....most cars have a baffle of some sort so people cant steal you gas

 

[GreatWhite]

Well before it starting sitting I had just filled it up, so probably around 13 gallons

 

[GreatWhite]

I did it to my dad's '85 2.3 and it worked fine... figured the tanks were roughly alike?

 

[Roland69]

are you working from the ground or a hoist

 

[smittyb]

I thought siphoning sucked?

 

[bill302]

can twist the hose as you insert it into filler hole to help feed it into the bottom of the tank?

 

[Reed]

I thought siphoning sucked?

Haha. I appreciated that one.

 

[GreatWhite]

working on the ground

 

[fidstang]

No just take the car out for a long ride. Till it's about 1/8 of a tank or lower. Place a spare tire to the ground, drivers side. Disconnect the wiring and all lines. Remove strapps with a floor jack underneath the tank in the center. Once strapps are removed and out of the way drop the tank onto the spare tire. The pass. side of the tank will stay up do to the filler neck. But, there should be plenty of room to drill and run cables if needed. Also, don't forget to remove the screws from the filler neck in the gas door. It allows the pass. side to drop a little. You can probably get away with the tank being the way it is without any problem. It's not like you're removing the pump right?

 

[RsStanG1987]

No just take the car out for a long ride. Till it's about 1/8 of a tank or lower. Place a spare tire to the ground, drivers side. Disconnect the wiring and all lines. Remove strapps with a floor jack underneath the tank in the center. Once strapps are removed and out of the way drop the tank onto the spare tire. The pass. side of the tank will stay up do to the filler neck. But, there should be plenty of room to drill and run cables if needed. Also, don't forget to remove the screws from the filler neck in the gas door. It allows the pass. side to drop a little. You can probably get away with the tank being the way it is without any problem. It's not like you're removing the pump right?

Cant remove all the lines or wiring till you drop the tank.. So loosen straps first and unbolt the little metal grounding thing from the filler neck to gas tank. Then unhook all wiring and lines..

 

[fidstang]

I just used the spare tire and a peice of wood on the floor jack. Unbolted the straps, fillerneck and lowered it untill I could get to the vacum line. Which was the only line I could not get off untill it was partially lowered. So yeah, what RsStanG1987 said!

 

[6SpeedLX]

take the fuel line that goes into the fuel filter off and aim it in a bucket, go under your driver seat and find the fuel pump relay....jump it with a power source and all your fuel will pump out very quickly

 

[mob]

dude you you dont need to drop the tank to installed the battery relocation. Put it somewhere else, heres where i put mine. And I agree, just do your normal driving around and when the tank has 1/8 or 1/4 left then drop it dont worry about all that crap.

This is where I grounded it, im gonna change it but its worked for a few months now.

 

[GreatWhite]

yeah see... i can't drive it around because i've already removed the old wires and ran the new ones for the battery... i finally got the siphon to work so i'm pumping the gas out right now and i'm going to drop it tomorrow.