P38A Looking to drain petrol tank.

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Disconnecting the fuel rail under the bonnet and then turning the ignition on will work fine.

Your only problem will be safely attaching a hose or something to the fuel pipe so you don't spill/spray fuel all over your engine as it's pumped through the fuel line!
 
When I needed to get some contaminated petrol out of my second tank, I bought a 12v fuel pump off eBay for about £10. A bit of pipe and Bobs yer uncle, drained it all into a Gerry can in about 5 minutes. The pump has been pressed into service a couple of times since so it has paid for itself.

Col
 
MrGorsky said:
Disconnecting the fuel rail under the bonnet and then turning the ignition on will work fine.

Your only problem will be safely attaching a hose or something to the fuel pipe so you don't spill/spray fuel all over your engine as it's pumped through the fuel line!
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Cheers, sounds like the most effective way to go with this one.
 
Can't you remove the wheel arch liner and bypass the baffle by getting into the filler pipe at a junction lower down? Cannot remember exactly how it all fits together.
 
EntropyUK said:
Can't you remove the wheel arch liner and bypass the baffle by getting into the filler pipe at a junction lower down? Cannot remember exactly how it all fits together.
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It can be a begger of a job parting the filler pipe from the junction hose, and if the tank is anywhere near full or on a slope fuel may leak out.
 
Datatek said:
It can be a begger of a job parting the filler pipe from the junction hose, and if the tank is anywhere near full or on a slope fuel may leak out.
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Hi, the tank is 100% full by the gauge and the previous owner confirms this. I think as suggested earlier, disconnect the fuel line and let the pump do it itself.
Gonna need a lot of Jerry cans, this stuff is over 6 years old so don't want to leave any behind if I can help it.
 
You can siphon most of it out. There is an anti slosh valve that you need to get past with the siphon tube. What you can't get out by siphoning you can get out using the lift pump. If it's a full tank i would personally not use the lift pump for all of it.
 
6 year old petrol will still be good. It's when it's been sat in the carb and injection system for years that it becomes a problem. Chuck a bottle of Redex in it and it will be good to go.

Col
 
Bagshot said:
Ooooh...can I quote you on that one ? o_Oo_O:)
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Yes, by all means. The petrol in my Honda 90 is was put in the tank 10 years ago. Half of it has evaporated but the engine started on the third kick two weeks ago. It was a bit smokey for a minute or two but when it warmed up it ran like a sewing machine.

Col
 
Colthebrummie said:
Yes, by all means. The petrol in my Honda 90 is was put in the tank 10 years ago. Half of it has evaporated but the engine started on the third kick two weeks ago. It was a bit smokey for a minute or two but when it warmed up it ran like a sewing machine.

Col
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Petrol powered sewing machine, sounds like something off 'home improvement'
 
Many years ago had the very old fuel issue in the Imp I owned after being off the road for IIRC around 3 years.
Started without issue & produced smoke similar to that you see when a tank uses its smoke generator :eek:.
 
Ratae said:
Many years ago had the very old fuel issue in the Imp I owned after being off the road for IIRC around 3 years.
Started without issue & produced smoke similar to that you see when a tank uses its smoke generator :eek:.
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The mighty Hillman Imp. What an engineering masterpiece.
 
Bagshot said:
The mighty Hillman Imp. What an engineering masterpiece.
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Didn't do bad for a water pump engine. It was a scaled down version of a 1800 cc Coventry Climax racing engine. For use as a portable water pump for the fire brigade. Then Hillman found it.
 
My grandad had a hillman imp that had been bought by its rich owner for his wife.
He owned a rolls Royce so he took the imp to them and they did their work.
Full leather interior in red
Full new 4 clock centre console
Electric windows
Full RR bronze paint job.
Engine souped up but don't know the details.

Looked stunning until it started rusting so my grandma brush painted it in magnolia.

Wish I'd been old enough to get my hands on it!
 
wammers said:
Didn't do bad for a water pump engine. It was a scaled down version of a 1800 cc Coventry Climax racing engine. For use as a portable water pump for the fire brigade. Then Hillman found it.
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A lot of fire men got a crack on the thumb from trying to start it with their thumb in the wrong position on the starting handle.;):D
 
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