ProMo
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Post by ProMo on Mar 28, 2011 12:08:55 GMT -1
Has anyone here ever drained their own fuel? What do you need to do this measure and what is the legal method of disposing the fuel once it is drained? Thanx Mo ;D
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Post by Bob Smith (Porko) on Mar 28, 2011 13:26:39 GMT -1
Keith, I have done this before. Disconnect the fuel line at the motor and put the end in a container. Use your squeeze bulb to syphon the fuel out of your boat tank. I would get a mason jar or a clear glass to periodically pump the fuel into just to see if there is any water (it settles out at the bottom pretty quickly if there is). If there is no water, or trash, then stop pumping it out there is no reason to. If you are just determined to pump it out anyway then put it in your truck if there is no water. You can usually pump out all of the water then be ok with a water evaporator additive.
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Post by ProMo on Mar 28, 2011 15:06:17 GMT -1
Thanks Bob, you're a good man, no matter WHAT Tom says...hehehe, i will try that my friend.
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Post by 1kicker on Mar 29, 2011 0:01:17 GMT -1
Hey Mo, I can find you a big trash pile to throw it on, just be upwind. LOL
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Post by ProMo on Mar 29, 2011 0:28:54 GMT -1
LOL, good un Richard. I pumped the fuel out tonight and half way through the tank it started separating, i can see the water separate from the fuel. I also just to be sure pumped the oil out of the reservoir, i did this by using my Lower Unit Gear Lube Pump-worked great. I just decided to pump both the fuel and the oil out and start over hoping that will be it. Sure was a lot of water in there and i know how the water got in the fuel tank now, about 10 days ago my chrome gas cap was stolen off my boat leaving just a plastic threaded insert that screws into the tank, this insert i have now noticed has two holes in it where rain has apparently entered and into the fuel tank. Lesson Learned, i have a solid cap in there until my new gas cap arrives from boating Atlanta.
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Post by Bob Smith (Porko) on Mar 29, 2011 1:09:50 GMT -1
Keith, a couple of years ago I invested in a Micron 10 filter with a clear bottom on it that can be drained. "knock on wood" I haven't had any water in my gas, but if I did you would be able to see it in that filter and catch it before it got out of hand. They a little on the pricey side ($65-$75 depending on where you buy them), but maybe that's a small price to pay for just one more bit of insurance.
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Post by ProMo on Mar 29, 2011 8:43:28 GMT -1
Thank Mr. Bob, i have thought about getting soemthing like that, where did you buy yours? Some advice th all, i don't know if this help cause the problem(Probably) but don't buy gas at the little stop & go Gas Sation on your right heading into Gatewood, on Georgia 20 spur, i was told that gas has been sitting quite some time.
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Post by Bob Smith (Porko) on Mar 29, 2011 11:18:23 GMT -1
I bought mine through the mechanic in Florida a couple of years ago, but I have seen them in the BPS catalogue. You can probably Google it up online and order it from one of the thousands of online marine product stores or even get it from Dalton's or Bay Marine. I don't know if it's true or not about the little store. The owner told me he had the tanks tested for water when he bought the store in 2008. I never buy gas there either, but choose instead to go to the busier places because I know that the tanks are emptied and filled simply because of the volume of business.
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Post by waldenjg on Apr 26, 2011 17:42:59 GMT -1
Another way that may be easier on your hands. Walmart sells a siphon kit with starter bulb for less than $10 or you can buy a length of hose at a hardware store for pretty cheap if you don't mind the taste of gas.
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Post by dannyp on Apr 26, 2011 22:28:00 GMT -1
Keith, a couple of years ago I invested in a Micron 10 filter with a clear bottom on it that can be drained. "knock on wood" I haven't had any water in my gas, but if I did you would be able to see it in that filter and catch it before it got out of hand. They a little on the pricey side ($65-$75 depending on where you buy them), but maybe that's a small price to pay for just one more bit of insurance. DING DING DING,, I HAVE ONE AND RECOMMEND IT HIGHLY,,, BAY MARINE HAS THE WHOLE KIT AND AFTER THAT THEN ALL YOU NEED IS THE FILTER. ( I CHANGE ONCE A YEAR FOR MY USE)
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ProMo
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Post by ProMo on Apr 27, 2011 8:34:19 GMT -1
Thanks for all the help friends, boat is running great again. Mo ;D
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Post by 1kicker on Apr 27, 2011 22:08:05 GMT -1
Question, separators without sight glass, how do you know when to change the filter. Looked at one at BPS on line and was wondering how you could tell when filter needed changing.
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