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Default Siphon a truck tank?

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Harry K wrote:

On Jun 11, 10:08*pm, Smitty Two wrote:
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*Harry K wrote:





On Jun 10, 8:47*pm, Harry K wrote:
My 89 F150 will no longer draw gas from the main tank. *Not a biggee
as the truck is my beat to crap 'wooding' rig and hasn't been more
than 30 miles fromthe house in over 20 years.


I want to recover the gas that is in the tank (full) somehow. *Is
there a way to beat the anti-siphon baffle? *Or is there some other
way to drain that tank?


Harry K


Thanks all. *Sounds like a trip to the local mechanic. *I'm waaayyy to
old to crawl around under a rig anymore. * Ford shop says "dunno what
will be found, I don't know what type of system is in the truck,
couild be switch, pump, or something else". *They didn't even know if
there was a pump in both tanks or a common pump. *Real helpful guys,
how about looking in the freakin manual to see what system is there?
Of course I *could *visit the library but it still comes back to
someone else will have to get the gas out if I can't siphon it.


Harry K


Maybe it's just me, but I'd be looking into fixing whatever is wrong
with the feed from that tank, rather than salvaging the gas from it. I
guess you English people are too retarded and backwards to do that,
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Senior citizen, fixed income, never used but for short trips. Do
you want to contribute to the bill for getting it fixed? The truck
is so trashed (damn good motor drive line though) that no-one will
ever buy it anyhow.

Harry K


Apologies, Harry, I was confusing you with our English "friend."