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Remove fuel line and connect to fuel pump and add a little piece of line to go into your collection can. Water goes to the bottom I put it in a white 5 gal.
Make sure that the hose can reach down the whole tank.
How to drain a boat fuel tank. Place the container lower than the boat gas tank so the gas can be transferred. Put one end of the pump in gas. Make sure you put the right end in.
The arrows on the primer bulb must point away from the tank. Put the other end into the container youve prepared. Then pump the primer bulb to start the flow.
Wait until all fuel is out of the tank. Remove the cover of the fuel tank. The other end of the hose may be directly connected to the fuel tank until it reaches the fuel.
Make sure that the hose can reach down the whole tank. At this point you may start turning on your fuel transfer pump with a power source. It will then drain your fuel tank automatically.
If possible tip the fuel tank to force fuel to one corner making it easier to remove all the fuel in the tank. If the tank is permanently mounted in the boat move the trailer to a slightly angled location to force the fuel to one corner. Drain The Fuel Tank.
To drain a boat fuel tank. Use a fuel suction pump and a bucket to pump fuel out of the tank. Fill the bucket with the fuel from the engine and ensure all bulky dirt is also pumped out of the tank.
Draining the fuel tank should take 5 - 10 minutes to complete depending on how large the tank is. I use it to pump out old tanks. Try to pump the gas out from the lowest part of the tank.
If you have a trailered boat jack the trailer up in a way that will cause the gas to run to a convenient place in the tank and pump it out from there. You can also connect the pump directly to the fuel pickup fitting on the tank. However this will leave a little fuel in the bottom of the tank.
The only solution to phase-separated gas is to have a professional drain the tank and start anew. The best advice for storing E-10 in your boats gas tank over winter. Keep the tank nearly full.
This greatly reduces the volume of moist air that can enter the tank via the fuel tank vent when temperatures fluctuate in the fall and spring. After connecting it to the pump the other end of the hose should be attached to the fuel receptacle. It gives way for the boat to catch the drainage derived from the fuel tank.
Hose and Fuel Tank Together. You have to take off the tanks cover and make sure that the hose reaches the bottom of the container. Dec 26 2011.
The easiest way to drain the tank actually get the water out of the tank is to get a primer bulb put about 6 to 12 inches of rubber hose on the suction side of the bulb. On this piece of hose attach a piece of solid COPPER pipe. This is your probe to get into all the corners of the tank so you will need to be sure that.
How To Drain Gas Out Of Gas Tank Using A Fuel Pump - YouTube. How To Drain Gas Out Of Gas Tank Using A Fuel Pump. To drain my boats fuel system I first shut off the fuel line to the outboard and then run it dry either in the water at the ramp or in the driveway using water muffs until it stalls after burning all the fuel out of the carburetor.
Remove fuel line and connect to fuel pump and add a little piece of line to go into your collection can. I put a set of alligator clips on the pump so I just hook to battery and she starts pumping. The nice thing about this approach is that it sucks from the bottom of the tank which will be where the bad fuel or water is.
I drain mine all the time. I simply disconnect the fuel line at the motor past the primer bulb raise the bow way up and use a 5 gal plastic tank sticking the fuel line down the neck. Youll need to hold the plastic tank high to get the flow started then place it on the floor below the level of the boat tank.
In order to clean your boat fuel tank you must first siphon out the gas that is left inside. You need a large bucket preferably a five gallon one. Make sure you use a clear hose and not a water hose.
You will not be able to see the gas. Push the hose all the way into the tank below the gas level. Do not siphon gas with your mouth.
About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators. Pulled the fuel line off the separator into 5 gallon jugs.
Worked like a champ. 15 gallons out in about 5 minutes an thenI heard a loud noise under the floor in the area of the fuel tank. Checking everything out and noticed I had gas running out the boat water drain hole.
Apparently I put too much air pressure in the tank and ruptured it. Remove the tank inspection hatch on the floor of the CC. Remove the fuel sender unit remove the inspection hatch ring if you need more room.
Insert the straightened vinyl hose into the tank and towards the stern of the boat. Switch on the pump and watch whatever fluid is in the tank get pumped into your collection vessels. Just put the hose in the tank and pull it up and down a couple of times and the fuel comes right out.
Water goes to the bottom I put it in a white 5 gal. If there is water it will be at the bottom You will see dark balls rolling around the bottom. Drain the top off and throw the dark fuel away.
Most likely 98 will be ok. Remove the fuel cap from your boats gas tank and place one end of the hose in going as deep as needed to access the gasoline. Place the gas tank or any other approved receptacle lower than your boat gas tank and put the other end of the fuel hose inside the opening.
Apr 22 2012. Draining old fuel from under deck tank. I usually attach the siphon hose to the fuel line that leads to the engine and then run the siphon tube out of the drain hole in the transom.
If you can position the boat in an elevated area then you could siphon the fuel into 5 gallon cans positioned at a level lower than the boat.