De-fueling and re-fueling...

I gave away my newer gas cans and haven't poured gas in years. VP Racing jugs or a 20gal fuel cell and a $10 swap meet fuel pump, DeWalt 12V adapter/battery/switch, hose and something to hold it all together. Metal fuel lines on the hoses give them some weight to hold down in can/tank. Little 12V battery will pump out a 20gal fuel cell at least twice on a charge. You can also get adapters for other brand batteries like Milwaukee, etc on ebay/amazon.


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Ray64 said:
Harbor Freight has the same electric pump for fourteen dollars
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I know. I had one. It worked twice and then died. HF will not take it back, swap it out, etc., because it had fuel in it from use. It went in the trash.

I tossed it and got a better one from Amazon with the auto-cut off.
 
Jim/GA said:
I know. I had one. It worked twice and then died. HF will not take it back, swap it out, etc., because it had fuel in it from use. It went in the trash.

I tossed it and got a better one from Amazon with the auto-cut off.
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I have made a rule: never buy anything from Harbor Freight that I can't afford to throw away.
 
Defueling doesn't need to be complicated, just loosen gas line at carburetor, slip a short length of garden hose over end and drain into a can on the ground. To refuel get the $14, 2 D cell operated transfer pump at Harbor Freight--6 qts /min. Remove the #@&**!! vent contraption on the 5 gallon can and toss it in the trash. You can buy replacement caps for the cans.
 
I just went through this. I also had a full tank. I unhooked the fuel line from the carb, and swung it up a bit and put a piece of small diamiter tygon tubing to it, and put a clamp on it. Other end into the can, and used my existing valve to turn the flow on, and off. I put 5 gallons in my son's car, which made handling the refueling easier. Seems to me that gas now days stains the paint way easier. Especially lately since they cheapened the stuff up again.

BTW, I had to take my new pencil filter out. It was restricting my carb. I validated this by putting my wet float tube on the carb, and then advancing the throttle about 10%. The engine would start to stumble, and you could watch the fuel level drop. I don't know why, I mean I had one before.
 
You got that right Ronn, I threw all those 'safety' spouts away and got the normal spout kits off Ebay with the little snap vents included. A battery powered pump that attaches to the cans makes filling my car a breeze. No runs, no drips, no errors......
 
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