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Subject:Draining the gas tank
From:Rob
Date:Mon, 19 May 2008 19:48:31 -0700

I have the 'out' hose on my '84 fuel tank in a gas can and the fuel
is draining, very slowly but it is draining. Does the fuel always
come out that slow? There is less than 1/2 a tank but I expected
something more, in 10 minutes I have maybe an inch in my 5 gal can.

I'm changing the fuel tank. After the 'noisy fuel pump' thread, the
story related by Aaron and the lesson on old dirty tanks by Scott I
ordered one from Volks Cafe on Thurs. A competitive price, the order
was processed that same day, it was sitting here when I got home this
afternoon and there were cookies too!. I can't really ask more than that.
A quiet pump would be good and being able to use the whole tank of
gas even better. I also ordered the tank reseal kit, new hoses and
such down there sounds like a fine idea.

Anything special I need to watch for with this project?

Rob

becida@comcast.net
Western Washington State, USA