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Tom Powell Samba Member
Joined: December 01, 2005 Posts: 4855 Location: Kaneohe
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 2:16 pm Post subject: how can I remove fuel? |
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I will be shipping my '87 Vanagon to Maui next week by barge. There is a requirement to have less than 1/4 tank of gas in the tank. I just filled up last week and need to remove about eight gallons. Is there a way to drain fuel from the tank by siphon or a fitting?
Another solution is to disable the fuel gauge and ship the Vanagon as is. From the Bentley wiring diagram I see that the fuel gauge sending unit has a ground near the Digifant control unit. I assume that I cannot disconnect that ground without disabling the ECU. Or is it a separate ground? If so, where?
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Aloha
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insyncro Banned
Joined: March 07, 2002 Posts: 15086 Location: New York
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 2:22 pm Post subject: Re: how can I remove fuel? |
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All you have to do is clamp off the fuel line where it comes into the engine bay.
Remove the line from a connection.
Put the line into a container.
Disconnect the + and - from the fuel pump.
Use jumpers from another battery to the pump after removing the clamp.
The fuel will be pumped to the container. |
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What2do Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2016 Posts: 33 Location: Salisbury, UK
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 2:24 pm Post subject: Re: how can I remove fuel? |
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Put a container under the fuel filter, disconnect the pipe from the tank and drain away - simple. |
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Type17 Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2012 Posts: 300 Location: Chicagoland
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 2:43 pm Post subject: Re: how can I remove fuel? |
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Why not just got for a nice drive today? Find a good spot, have some dinner, and drive back.
Easiest solution in my book is to clamp the fuel hose between the tank and fuel pump. Disconnect from the pump and open the clamp to let it drain into a jerry can. Make sure you keep the clamp handy to stop the flow of fuel once the can is full. |
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Wildthings Samba Member
Joined: March 13, 2005 Posts: 50287
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 4:54 pm Post subject: Re: how can I remove fuel? |
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Disconnect the gauge so that it reads empty. |
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dobryan Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2006 Posts: 16477 Location: Brookeville, MD
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Tom Powell Samba Member
Joined: December 01, 2005 Posts: 4855 Location: Kaneohe
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 5:13 pm Post subject: Re: how can I remove fuel? |
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Wildthings wrote: |
Disconnect the gauge so that it reads empty. |
I thought of that, but where do I disconnect it?
Tom Powell wrote: |
Another solution is to disable the fuel gauge and ship the Vanagon as is. From the Bentley wiring diagram I see that the fuel gauge sending unit has a ground near the Digifant control unit. I assume that I cannot disconnect that ground without disabling the ECU. Or is it a separate ground? If so, where? |
Aloha
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insyncro Banned
Joined: March 07, 2002 Posts: 15086 Location: New York
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 5:59 pm Post subject: Re: how can I remove fuel? |
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I also live on the islands.
Rules are put in place for a reason.
Please drain the fuel.
We have had enough petroleum spilled into the oceans.
Thank you very much |
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Tom Powell Samba Member
Joined: December 01, 2005 Posts: 4855 Location: Kaneohe
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 6:14 pm Post subject: Re: how can I remove fuel? |
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insyncro wrote: |
I also live on the islands.
Rules are put in place for a reason.
Please drain the fuel.
We have had enough petroleum spilled into the oceans.
Thank you very much |
I certainly wouldn't want my Vanagon going over the side of the barge in the Molokai channel.
I was told by a Young Brothers employee that it was for fire reasons. That does not make sense to me because a quarter fuel tank can be explosive and a full tank flammable. But, maybe it was the source of the information.
My preference is to drain or use the fuel.
Aloha
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22584 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 6:57 pm Post subject: Re: how can I remove fuel? |
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I'm guessing it's more for spillage in heavy seas than fire per se.
Fuel leaks on vessels is a serious business.
Drive it or pump into a five gallon can, please. _________________ .ssS! |
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greebly Samba Member
Joined: August 27, 2009 Posts: 965 Location: Here and now
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Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2016 7:28 pm Post subject: Re: how can I remove fuel? |
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Advertise free gas on Craigslist and tell the first responder and subsequent responders that you have responded to 10 people already and told them it is first come, first served. You will have someone there within 15 minutes and they will drain the tank dry for you. My favorite is free scrap metal. We never send any metal to the recycler, we save it and when the pile starts to get unmanageable I put an ad up on craigslist and we place wagers on how long before it is claimed. 5 minutes is the record. You can even put certain conditions on the deal. Have the repondant sing a verse from Annie, like It's a hard knock life for me.. Or perhaps you are more a dance afficiando. |
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