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MR_JAMES



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fuel tank draining
Need to drain the Diesel and lower the tank to replace my breather hose and wondering what's the best way with the equipment i've got. I can either pump it out with a spare series 1 su pump through the drain on the fuel filter or suck it out with an oil transfer pump from the connector under the bonnet.
I tried through the filler neck but my hose is not flexible enough and wont reach the bottom of the tank and not spending more money on hose! 1953 80"
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blackwolf



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How much is in the tank?

If less than half full, lower the tank as is. If more than half full, syphon it via the filler. No need for a pump.
Post #999562 10th Jul 2023 8:49pm
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andy63



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I dropped my tank recently to fit an aux fuel line for a Chinese diesel heater..
I ran the tank to under a 1/4 and then removed the rubber section of pipe between the lockable filler and the plastic tank.. Once that's off its easy to get a hose into the tank and syphon what's left into a container..


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NickMc



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Ain’t that the truth Laughing

I only ever get them when they’ve tanked them because it would start too!
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MR_JAMES



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blackwolf wrote:
How much is in the tank?

If less than half full, lower the tank as is. If more than half full, syphon it via the filler. No need for a pump.



Driven it until the warning light has come on. if it wont piddle out the filler pipe hole then i will have a go as is. 1953 80"
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Post #999685 11th Jul 2023 8:25pm
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NickMc



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A bag and some duct tape over the end will minimise spillage.
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If the light's on fuel will only come out if you tilt the tank a lot getting it out. It won't even make it unmanageably heavy.
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camelman



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andy63 wrote:
I dropped my tank recently to fit an aux fuel line for a Chinese diesel heater..
I ran the tank to under a 1/4 and then removed the rubber section of pipe between the lockable filler and the plastic tank.. Once that's off its easy to get a hose into the tank and syphon what's left into a container..


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Off the original topic but wondering if you considered one of these for the fuel pickup before dropping the tank? Takes 15 minutes to fit in the filler neck.

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NickMc



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He’s replacing the cracked/perished breather hose.
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camelman



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Yep got that, I was replying to andy63 who was fitting a diesel heater pickup pipe. 
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andy63 wrote:
I dropped my tank recently to fit an aux fuel line for a Chinese diesel heater..
I ran the tank to under a 1/4 and then removed the rubber section of pipe between the lockable filler and the plastic tank.. Once that's off its easy to get a hose into the tank and syphon what's left into a container..


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 Cheers

James
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andy63



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camelman wrote:
Yep got that, I was replying to andy63 who was fitting a diesel heater pickup pipe.



hi... no not come across that fitting.. how does it fit ...and where do you take the aux fuel line out of the filler tube to connect to the dosing pump for the heater..
I wanted to drop my tank anyway to apply some body protection..
as it happens the sender unit on the tank has an aux off take pipe on it, so I didn't have to use the dip tube I had from previous work on a motorhome..
ill see if I can find the photo..
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andy63



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That's the photo of the sender unit /pump with the aux off take and the dip tube that I didn't have to use👍
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camelman



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You cut the rubber filler neck pipe in half and insert the unit in before fastening it back up with a pair of jubilee clips. The pick up pipe then dips into the tank. 
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