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Syphon Fuel - best way
Mantorok 27 April 2005 14:59:36
	Hi I need to get a full tank of fuel out of one car and into another. Can I have some suggestions for the best way of achieving this, I've been advised to get a long piece of fuel pipe and syphon the fuel out of the car - this sounds great, but how the hell do you avoid a mouth full of petrol?? Thanks Kev
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Malc 27 April 2005 15:00:56 [ permanent link ]
	Mantorok wrote:> Hi> I need to get a full tank of fuel out of one car and into another.> Can I have some suggestions for the best way of achieving this, I've been> advised to get a long piece of fuel pipe and syphon the fuel out of car - this sounds great, but how the hell do you avoid a mouth full petrol??> Stop sucking before it reaches your mouth. At least that's what all the girls I know say. -- MAlc
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Davek 27 April 2005 15:25:00 [ permanent link ]
	"Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:d4nr91$b74$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net...> Hi> I need to get a full tank of fuel out of one car and into another.> Can I have some suggestions for the best way of achieving this, I've been > advised to get a long piece of fuel pipe and syphon the fuel out of the > car - this sounds great, but how the hell do you avoid a mouth full of > petrol?? You could buy a syphon tube from the pound shop. But it won't work on modern fuel tank systems. It's full of anti syphon and other pipework. Best to release the fuel supply pipe at the engine end and let it flow out by gravity. If it's too high, crank the engine (ignition off). There's a quick way which the Post Office discovered after fuel was being syphoned from delivery vans in their compound. They put locking caps on all the vehicles. The thieves punched a spike through the bottom of every tank. DaveK.
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Mantorok 27 April 2005 15:40:01 [ permanent link ]
	"Malc" <malcolm.white@ubht.swest.nhs.uk> wrote in message news:1114599656.240023.249090@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...> Mantorok wrote:>> Hi>> I need to get a full tank of fuel out of one car and into another.>> Can I have some suggestions for the best way of achieving this, I've> been>> advised to get a long piece of fuel pipe and syphon the fuel out of> the>> car - this sounds great, but how the hell do you avoid a mouth full> of>> petrol??>> Stop sucking before it reaches your mouth. At least that's what all the> girls I know say. LOL - unhelpful, but funny nevertheless..... Kev
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Mantorok 27 April 2005 15:46:53 [ permanent link ]
	"davek" <davek@brentmere53.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message news:d4nsq9$fqf$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...> "Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message > news:d4nr91$b74$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net...>> Hi>> I need to get a full tank of fuel out of one car and into another.>> Can I have some suggestions for the best way of achieving this, I've been >> advised to get a long piece of fuel pipe and syphon the fuel out of the >> car - this sounds great, but how the hell do you avoid a mouth full of >> petrol??> You could buy a syphon tube from the pound shop. But it won't work on > modern fuel tank systems. It's a '95 Mondeo, and according to the Haynes manual there is no filter.....unless they wouldn't mention that? Kev
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Willy Eckerslyke 27 April 2005 15:52:46 [ permanent link ]
	Mantorok wrote: "Malc" <malcolm.white@ubht.swest.nhs.uk> wrote in message > news:1114599656.240023.249090@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com... Stop sucking before it reaches your mouth. At least that's what all the>>girls I know say.> LOL - unhelpful, but funny nevertheless..... It's the way to do it though. Use a clear tube and stop sucking when you see the fuel getting close.
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Gazzafield 27 April 2005 17:08:29 [ permanent link ]
	On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:52:46 +0100, Willy Eckerslyke wrote: Mantorok wrote:> "Malc" <malcolm.white@ubht.swest.nhs.uk> wrote in message >> news:1114599656.240023.249090@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...> Stop sucking before it reaches your mouth. At least that's what all the>>>girls I know say.>> LOL - unhelpful, but funny nevertheless.....> It's the way to do it though. Use a clear tube and stop sucking when you > see the fuel getting close. And tip it into a bucket set as low as possible.
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Mantorok 27 April 2005 17:20:43 [ permanent link ]
	"gazzafield" <nospam@nospam.thank.you> wrote in message newsan.2005.04.27.13.08.19.94829@nospam.thank.you...> On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:52:46 +0100, Willy Eckerslyke wrote:> Mantorok wrote:>> "Malc" <malcolm.white@ubht.swest.nhs.uk> wrote in message>>> news:1114599656.240023.249090@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...>> Stop sucking before it reaches your mouth. At least that's what all the>>>>girls I know say.>>> LOL - unhelpful, but funny nevertheless.....>> It's the way to do it though. Use a clear tube and stop sucking when you>> see the fuel getting close.> And tip it into a bucket set as low as possible.> Next question: Best place to pick up some clear tube? DIY store?
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Willy Eckerslyke 27 April 2005 17:31:31 [ permanent link ]
	Mantorok wrote: "gazzafield" <nospam@nospam.thank.you> wrote in message > newsan.2005.04.27.13.08.19.94829@nospam.thank.you... It's the way to do it though. Use a clear tube and stop sucking when you>>>see the fuel getting close. And tip it into a bucket set as low as possible. And big enough! Next question: Best place to pick up some clear tube? DIY store? Yup. It doesn't have to be proper fuel pipe - the stuff they sell for wine making is fine as the petrol won't be in contact with it for long.
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Guy King 27 April 2005 17:33:18 [ permanent link ]
	The message <pan.2005.04.27.13.08.19.94829@nospam.thank.you> from gazzafield <nospam@nospam.thank.you> contains these words: And tip it into a bucket set as low as possible. I must get my eyes sorted out - I read that as bucket seat. -- Skipweasel. Ivor Cutler - "Never knowingly understood."
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Nik&Andy 27 April 2005 17:56:51 [ permanent link ]
	"Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:d4o3hj$enh$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net...> "gazzafield" <nospam@nospam.thank.you> wrote in message > newsan.2005.04.27.13.08.19.94829@nospam.thank.you...>> On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 12:52:46 +0100, Willy Eckerslyke wrote:>> Mantorok wrote:>>> "Malc" <malcolm.white@ubht.swest.nhs.uk> wrote in message>>>> news:1114599656.240023.249090@l41g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...>>> Stop sucking before it reaches your mouth. At least that's what all the>>>>>girls I know say.>>>> LOL - unhelpful, but funny nevertheless.....>>> It's the way to do it though. Use a clear tube and stop sucking when you>>> see the fuel getting close.>> And tip it into a bucket set as low as possible.>> Next question: Best place to pick up some clear tube? DIY store?> B&Q sell it by the meter. approx Ј1.50 a meter Andy
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Conor 27 April 2005 18:03:44 [ permanent link ]
	In article <d4nr91$b74$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net>, Mantorok says...> Hi> I need to get a full tank of fuel out of one car and into another.> Can I have some suggestions for the best way of achieving this, I've been > advised to get a long piece of fuel pipe and syphon the fuel out of the > car - this sounds great, but how the hell do you avoid a mouth full of > petrol??> Noticed you said its a Mondeo...one assumes with an electric fuel pump. Disconnect fuel pipe after filter in engine bay. Connect it to another pipe which reaches other car. Turn on ignition. Fuel pump on Mondeo should kick in and keep going because it won't reach cutout pressure. Hey presto. 10 times quicker and no horrible unleaded fuel aftertaste. -- Conor "Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most." O.Osbourne.
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Mantorok 27 April 2005 18:28:10 [ permanent link ]
	"Conor" <conor.turton@gmail.com> wrote in message news:MPG.1cd9ac1a176023b19899a6@news.individual.net...> In article <d4nr91$b74$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net>, Mantorok says...>> Hi>> I need to get a full tank of fuel out of one car and into another.>> Can I have some suggestions for the best way of achieving this, I've been>> advised to get a long piece of fuel pipe and syphon the fuel out of the>> car - this sounds great, but how the hell do you avoid a mouth full of>> petrol??>> Noticed you said its a Mondeo...one assumes with an electric fuel pump.> Disconnect fuel pipe after filter in engine bay. Connect it to another> pipe which reaches other car. Turn on ignition. Fuel pump on Mondeo> should kick in and keep going because it won't reach cutout pressure.> Hey presto. 10 times quicker and no horrible unleaded fuel aftertaste. Excellent thanks, I'm not totally clued up as to where the connection is after the filter under the bonnet, is it obvious? Could you try and pinpoint? Thanks Kev
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Conor 27 April 2005 19:11:45 [ permanent link ]
	In article <d4o7g3$gfk$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net>, Mantorok says...> "Conor" <conor.turton@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:MPG.1cd9ac1a176023b19899a6@news.individual.net...> > In article <d4nr91$b74$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net>, Mantorok says...> >> Hi> >> I need to get a full tank of fuel out of one car and into another.> >> Can I have some suggestions for the best way of achieving this, I've been> >> advised to get a long piece of fuel pipe and syphon the fuel out of the> >> car - this sounds great, but how the hell do you avoid a mouth full of> >> petrol??> >> Noticed you said its a Mondeo...one assumes with an electric fuel pump.> > Disconnect fuel pipe after filter in engine bay. Connect it to another> > pipe which reaches other car. Turn on ignition. Fuel pump on Mondeo> > should kick in and keep going because it won't reach cutout pressure.> > Hey presto. 10 times quicker and no horrible unleaded fuel aftertaste.> Excellent thanks, I'm not totally clued up as to where the connection is > after the filter under the bonnet, is it obvious? Could you try and > pinpoint?> I'll leave that to someone else as I've not been under the bonnet of one of those for over a year. -- Conor "Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most." O.Osbourne.
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Rob graham 27 April 2005 22:24:33 [ permanent link ]
	You could buy a syphon tube from the pound shop. But it won't work on > modern fuel tank systems. It's full of anti syphon and other pipework. Well, I was able to get a pipe into my 02 Mondeo tank Rob Graham
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Mark W 28 April 2005 00:56:55 [ permanent link ]
	"Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:d4nr91$b74$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net...> Hi> I need to get a full tank of fuel out of one car and into another.> Can I have some suggestions for the best way of achieving this, I've been > advised to get a long piece of fuel pipe and syphon the fuel out of the > car - this sounds great, but how the hell do you avoid a mouth full of > petrol??> Thanks> Kev> If the fuel pump on the 'donor' vehicle is still working, and it's a carburetted engine, you could disconnect the pipe to the carb., put it in a suitable container, and churn it on the starter for a while. Oh, and remove the king lead as well before you start. If you can't siphon it all out with a pipe in the tank, this might help get the last little drop out of the tank at least.
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Dan 28 April 2005 02:54:01 [ permanent link ]
	length of hose, length of stiffish wire a bit longer than the hose, tie a small piece of rag to end of wire. Pass wire through hose, dangle rag end into tank, pull....hard...diddly doo..fuel. when finished, set light to rag on end of wire and whish it round yer head worked for my dad on an old Vauxhall Shovitt "Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:d4nr91$b74$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net...> Hi> I need to get a full tank of fuel out of one car and into another.> Can I have some suggestions for the best way of achieving this, I've been > advised to get a long piece of fuel pipe and syphon the fuel out of the > car - this sounds great, but how the hell do you avoid a mouth full of > petrol??> Thanks> Kev>
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Mike G 28 April 2005 03:11:00 [ permanent link ]
	"Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:d4nr91$b74$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net...> Hi> I need to get a full tank of fuel out of one car and into another.> Can I have some suggestions for the best way of achieving this, I've been> advised to get a long piece of fuel pipe and syphon the fuel out of the> car - this sounds great, but how the hell do you avoid a mouth full of> petrol?? Use a thinner flexible hose, 3-4 ft long. Push all of it in the tank. Before it dissappears, <g> block the end and pull it out, keeping it low. As long as the level within the pipe is lower than the tank level, it'll start syphoning without you having to suck the pipe at all. Mike.
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SimonJ 28 April 2005 03:16:27 [ permanent link ]
	If the fuel pump on the 'donor' vehicle is still working, and it's a> carburetted engine, you could disconnect the pipe to the carb., put it in suitable container, and churn it on the starter for a while. Oh, and remove> the king lead as well before you start.> Yeah, that's a clever idea!! So not only do you have fuel splashing about under the bonnet, but you also have a red hot starter motor due to all the cranking, and a king lead floating about trying its best to find somewhere to spark too!
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Adrian 28 April 2005 12:44:48 [ permanent link ]
	Willy Eckerslyke (oss108no_spam@bangor.ac.uk) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying : And tip it into a bucket set as low as possible. And big enough! <sssshhhh!> I've got a lovely mental image of 70 litres of fuel trying to fit into a normal size bucket... Don't, ffs, tell him that if he just raises the end of the tube, it'll stop flowing, but if he keeps it in an S-bend shape, with the lowest point below the tank level, he won't need to reprime it. <awaits tale of trying to pour fuel from a bucket into a filler cap>
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Willy Eckerslyke 28 April 2005 13:13:46 [ permanent link ]
	Adrian wrote:> Willy Eckerslyke (oss108no_spam@bangor.ac.uk) gurgled happily, sounding> much like they were saying : > And tip it into a bucket set as low as possible.> And big enough! <sssshhhh!>> I've got a lovely mental image of 70 litres of fuel trying to fit into a > normal size bucket... I was writing from experience! Emptying a supposedly nearly empty tank into a 25L container. Plenty of room, no worries ... oh bugger! Don't, ffs, tell him that if he just raises the end of the tube, it'll stop > flowing, Yebbut not before he's got wet shoes that stink of petrol. It's uncanny how petrol that's taking ages to syphon suddenly speeds up the moment you need to stop the flow. but if he keeps it in an S-bend shape, with the lowest point below > the tank level, he won't need to reprime it. <awaits tale of trying to pour fuel from a bucket into a filler cap> Or in my case realising that the 25L plastic container now weighed 25Kg and I'd need to lift it high enough to syphon back into the other car.
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R. Murphy 28 April 2005 22:26:26 [ permanent link ]
	Depends on the car. Have a look under the fuel tank - you might find a rubber connector hose between the tank and the metal pipe that carries the fuel to the front of the car - for example, 95 Cavalier has a fuel filter bolted to the back axle, with hose connections to the tank and the main fuel pipe... If you got something like this, you know what to do ... - but make sure you get the feed pipe to the front of the car, not the return from it. And have a look at the cars workshop manual to see if and how you need to depressurise the system first (usually pull a fuse, start the engine, and wait until it stops - about 5 seconds!) NB makes a mockery of locking petrol caps doesn't it! "Mantorok" <none@tiscali.co.uk> wrote in message news:d4nr91$b74$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net...> Hi> I need to get a full tank of fuel out of one car and into another.> Can I have some suggestions for the best way of achieving this, I've been > advised to get a long piece of fuel pipe and syphon the fuel out of the > car - this sounds great, but how the hell do you avoid a mouth full of > petrol??> Thanks> Kev>
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Mantorok 29 April 2005 15:45:55 [ permanent link ]
	Thanks for all your replies folks. Got there in the end, connected a piece of pipe to the Fuel Pump intake (or whatever it's called), had to short the Fuel Pump relay switch to keep it pumping, but got every last drop out - took around an hour but it was worth it. Thanks again Kev
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Steve Sweet 30 April 2005 17:40:39 [ permanent link ]
	Hi There Noticed you said its a Mondeo...one assumes with an electric fuel pump.> Disconnect fuel pipe after filter in engine bay. Connect it to another> pipe which reaches other car. Turn on ignition. Fuel pump on Mondeo> should kick in and keep going because it won't reach cutout pressure. It will cut out after 2 seconds due to no engine rotaton being sensed. Hey presto. 10 times quicker and no horrible unleaded fuel aftertaste. Hey presto, wont work!! -- (є·.?(?·.? ?.·?)?.·є) «.·°·. Steve .·°·.» (?.·є(?.·?* *?·.?)є·.?)
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Chris Street 30 April 2005 18:12:14 [ permanent link ]
	On Wed, 27 Apr 2005 16:11:45 +0100, Conor wrote: In article <d4o7g3$gfk$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net>, Mantorok says...>> "Conor" <conor.turton@gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:MPG.1cd9ac1a176023b19899a6@news.individual.net...>>> In article <d4nr91$b74$1@newsfeed.th.ifl.net>, Mantorok says...>>>> Hi>>>> I need to get a full tank of fuel out of one car and into another.>>>> Can I have some suggestions for the best way of achieving this, I've been>>>> advised to get a long piece of fuel pipe and syphon the fuel out of the>>>> car - this sounds great, but how the hell do you avoid a mouth full of>>>> petrol??>>>> Noticed you said its a Mondeo...one assumes with an electric fuel pump.>>> Disconnect fuel pipe after filter in engine bay. Connect it to another>>> pipe which reaches other car. Turn on ignition. Fuel pump on Mondeo>>> should kick in and keep going because it won't reach cutout pressure.>>> Hey presto. 10 times quicker and no horrible unleaded fuel aftertaste.>> Excellent thanks, I'm not totally clued up as to where the connection is >> after the filter under the bonnet, is it obvious? Could you try and >> pinpoint?>> I'll leave that to someone else as I've not been under the bonnet of > one of those for over a year. Depends on the model I suspect but on my old one there is a hose that goes onto the end of the injector rail that had constant pressre in it with the ignition on. Look for a blue Schrader cap and undo the flexi pipe next to it.
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