Draining Fuel

[Reese69]

hi guys this might be simple - but

i am trying to drain the fuel tank so i can fill with e85 for tune -

i have pumped the fuel in to a jerry can but it only half filled - i aint %100 on how much is in there but it is now only dribbling into the tank so i by passed the 2 big pumps just using the intank pump and it is puffing air and very fin amount of fuel-

Q. is it now empty? ( fuel gauge is not working and i have not checked through the cap inside the car)

this is what through me off i put all line back on with surge tank blah blah and car started first go and idles fine turn it off and can hear fuel dribbling into the surge tank..

i am %99 percent sure i am gonna have to take the cap off and put my hand in the tank and see any fuel.

thoughts

[iruvyouskyrine]

I can guarentee you won't fit your hand in the tank haha. Your best bet is probably going top be take your fuel pump cradle out and stick the hose straight into the tank and suck it all out.

[Reese69]

thanks i assumed that -

just worried it aint pumpping fuel up but car started and sat there idling fine.. mmmmm

[StevenCJR31]

take the pump cradle out and mop up the last of the fuel with a CLEAN rag; any dirt/ water in the bottom of the tank will be removed this way

[Reese69]

thanks -

can anyone explain how the car is still idling with no issues?

[Ben C34]

did you drain your surge tank? that would hold enough fuel for it to run

[Reese69]

i think there was a little round the pump level -

gonna have a geez in the tank during the week and see what i can find

[White GTS-T]

Take the return line off and run it until it stalls.

[Reese69]

mmmmm true i will do that first - i am avoiding having to pull fuel pump and things out

i will try that first if it stalls i will assume it is empty

[iruvyouskyrine]

Disconnect the feed line and just keep priming the pump maybe? Not sure if this would work just and idea.

[Ben C34]

Disconnect the feed line and just keep priming the pump maybe? Not sure if this would work just and idea.

That would work, but amazingly slow. If you had a 400lph pump, that would pump 100mL a second......and still not fully drain the tank of all fuel like ops initial post.

[Reese69]

yeah i done that but gave fuel pumps constant power to drain - ill need to have a good look in there and see how empty it is might actually be empty