Arghh! June 19, 2008, 07:42:23 PM I freaking knew it was gonna happen... But what do i do? i do it anyway... sigh.The caravan has about 18gallons of gas i need to syphon out before we sell it, So i went out to do that~And ended up with a mouth full of gasoline. ...Yea, yea... you can all stop laughing now.I have freaking gas burps now. :flame:And i dont even have the gas out of the tank. :punchballs:Bad day... Quote Selected
Arghh! Reply #2 – June 19, 2008, 08:01:48 PM Forget that! If the pump on the van works pop the fuel line at the filter and attach some rubber line. Now turn on the key and you have a hillbilly fuel pump. Works great. Now if the pump doesn't work go get you spyhion pump and hose. Sux to here about the gas burps! that has gotta burn. Quote Selected
Arghh! Reply #4 – June 19, 2008, 08:45:34 PM Quote from: ipsd;224094Forget that! If the pump on the van works pop the fuel line at the filter and attach some rubber line. Now turn on the key and you have a hillbilly fuel pump. Nope ain't happinin'... No fuel pump I know of in a FI vehicle will continue to run without the engine running... It's easy enough to ground the FP relay at the EEC test plug on the Fords so it runs with just the ign s/w on, but I don't have a clue about that foreign stuff(anything non Ford)... Quote Selected
Arghh! Reply #5 – June 19, 2008, 08:51:32 PM I bought a siphon from WalMart for $3.00.It has a squeeze bulb and takes all of the gas drinking,fuel burping fun out of getting the gas from the tank. Quote Selected
Arghh! Reply #6 – June 20, 2008, 01:34:40 AM Quote from: daboss351;224093pop a hole i the tankmakes life easyHaha,Risky too with the metal tank.On the local news this morning they were talking about how dealerships are having massive fuel thefts lately.They drill into the tank, Most of the time they are plastic, but one owner showed them a metal one with a jagged hole in it... lol.Quote from: ipsd;224094Forget that! If the pump on the van works pop the fuel line at the filter and attach some rubber line. Now turn on the key and you have a hillbilly fuel pump. Works great. Now if the pump doesn't work go get you spyhion pump and hose. Sux to here about the gas burps! that has gotta burn.The burps are so nasty, I feel dirty... lol.It's weird, Theres like no flavor in the liquid but the fumes are potent as hell.Never again will i do that. :mullet:Quote from: daminc;224095You don't smoke, do you. LOLROFLNo, And i'll try to stay away from open flames for awhile...Quote from: TurboCoupe50;224104Nope ain't happinin'... No fuel pump I know of in a FI vehicle will continue to run without the engine running... It's easy enough to ground the FP relay at the EEC test plug on the Fords so it runs with just the ign s/w on, but I don't have a clue about that foreign stuff(anything non Ford)...A Dodge with a Mitsubishi Engine and who knows what else. Quote from: vinnietbird;224106I bought a siphon from WalMart for $3.00.It has a squeeze bulb and takes all of the gas drinking,fuel burping fun out of getting the gas from the tank.Yea after the incident i walked a few blocks to schucks and bought one... why i didnt this in the first place? i really dont know. :wtf:Anyway, I managed to get the gas out.Theres some unknown (to me) metal tube coming from the top of the tank or somewhere, thats capped off.Got the syphon on there (After the suckage incident, haha), and she drained nicely. Quote Selected
Arghh! Reply #7 – June 20, 2008, 02:25:12 AM that sucks hope you get to feeling better. Quote Selected
Arghh! Reply #8 – June 20, 2008, 11:44:00 PM i had this happen to me a couple of years ago when i siphoned gas from my truck before i sold it(blown motor). it had dual tanks and about 70 gallons of gas in it. this was back when gas was not even two bucks.i tasted gas in my mouth for atleast three days straight even without belching, god it was awful i had to have swallowed atleast a half a gallon that night:toilet: ill tell you that those tube siphon kits suck thick if you know what i mean.wish i wouldve been smart enough to do the fuel pump thing back then. Quote Selected
Arghh! Reply #9 – June 21, 2008, 01:15:20 AM I don't understand why you would swallow gas while siphoning it. First time I did it, I was 16 and used to steal it out of my dads station wagon to get to work and back. And yes he let me do it. Quote Selected
Arghh! Reply #10 – June 21, 2008, 08:25:09 AM We just mounted an old electric pump to a board, connect to 12v, put one hose in tank and the other in a can, viola.:D Quote Selected
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