It's the onset of the 2017 Hurricane season, and I live about 20 miles inland from Daytona Beach. I've got some 5 gallon cans for running the generator, but if I run out, I would like to be able to refill the cans from the tank of my 88 Chevy truck.
I've seen some youtube videos where they put a second hose in the tank. This is to pressurize the tank, either by blowing into the hose, or using compressed air from a compressor, thus establishing the siphoning effect.
Any recommendations?
I've emptied a couple tanks the old fashioned way with a length of fuel line and being careful to not swallow.
Just get yourself a 6' length and don't worry about it.
Once your cap is off, you don't have any way to build pressure anyway.
I bought something like this transfer pump to drain the tank on my shifter kart. Mine was rotary, but for $7 why bother sucking?
Unhook line from fuel filter, stab on 3/8 hose leading to can, put 12v to fuel pressure relay, fill can electronically.
Or spend 20 and have 2 more gas cans just in case. Not like you won't use it if you fill them
Any of the above, it tastes terrible.
My '96 F-150 is the most siphon-resistant thing I've ever seen. I have to use a 1/4" nylon hose (think: air line for industrial machinery and such). Luckily, it's clear, so that keeps the swallowing to a minimum.
In reply to snailmont5oh:
That's funny! The two I've siphoned were a '95 F150 and a '96 Bronco!
You might check and see if it has a drain. I siphoned the fuel out of SanFord before I pulled the tank. Then I crawled under the bus to pull the tank and saw the drain plug. Duh.
Here is a tutorial Ricky Explains Gas Siphoning to Cory and Trevor
I've always one it the old fashioned way. Yes it does taste awful. I wonder if E-10 might taste a little better than the old leaded kind.
E-85 might even taste better.
Dusterbd13 wrote: This is the best one ive used
I was so skeptical the first time I used one of those, but man they work awesome.
When dad got his at the car show i was convinced that he got snookered.
Then i used it.
Then i bought my own.
Tyler H wrote:Dusterbd13 wrote: This is the best one ive usedI was so skeptical the first time I used one of those, but man they work awesome.
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Thanks for the replies, I ordered the Hopkin's shaker. Hope the brass fitting isn't too large for the fuel filler on the truck.
I also bought a couple more 6 gallon cans, to total 4 fives, and a couple of 2.5s. Right now the generator is sitting with one gallon of 4-stroke True-fuel in the tank. I'll only buy non-ethanol for the gas cans, but if I siphon off the truck, it'll have at least some ethanol in it.
Generator is supposed to run about 8 hours on 6 gallons "at the rated load". Last year we lost power for three days. My main purpose is to keep a couple of lights on in the evening and my two refrigerators running. At 4000 W, it's too small to run the whole house.
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