Easiest way to drain a fuel tank on a non running car.

[olds307 and 403]

I assume pressurizing the tank with compressed air is the best way?

 

[Rktpwrd]

You didn’t specify if you wanted to keep the tank or not....

This is the way.

(Mandalorian reference fully intended)
🤣🤣🤣

 

[Ribbedroof]

I bought the cheap siphon from HF, worked great, drained coupe tank completely.

 

[mccormack944]

Electric pump? Jump power and ground to it. If not and you don’t want to keep the tank an AIR drill drill a 1/4” hole in the bottom. Key word is air drill and drill slow

 

[1evilregal]

I prefer to not drink gas or spend the day squeezing a pump ball... get you a cheapie electric pump, jumper wires, and enough rubber fuel line...

 

[olds307 and 403]

Drilling is an idea but also involves a potential mess. A shame to waste a good 1/2 tank of 91, non ethanol Premium gas. I don't think I have an inline fuel pump anymore.

 

[Rktpwrd]

I prefer to not drink gas or spend the day squeezing a pump ball... get you a cheapie electric pump, jumper wires, and enough rubber fuel line...

I would highly recommend against this. I nearly burnt The Juggernaut to the ground and killed myself in the process doing this many years ago. One wrong move and your life can change in an instant.
Ask me how I know. On second thought, don’t. It’s not something I particularly care to relive.

 

[ssn696]

I put the rear axle up on jack stands. Then I disconnected the inlet hose to the mechanical fuel pump, got a siphon going into a pair of gas cans and got most of the gas out of the tank, dumping it into the other car. Diluted down, it burned just fine.

 

[303'505rollin]

Compressed air through the return line to get most of it out then drop to finish it off

 

[303'505rollin]

Compressed air through the return line to get most of it out then drop to finish it off

Oh and a small length of hose to a catch can right at the hard line before the fuel pump