Topic: Syphoning Diesel (Read 3662 times)

Bush Tucker Man · « **on:** December 28, 2005, 10:26:02 »

No I'm not about to go out &raid the vehicles around here, or even the Ambulances :roll:

But, as 'S50 RAT' has between 12 & 15gallons in its tank, I want to remove it before it goes in PX (possibly) at the weekend. Might as well pour it into it in the Mondeo.

There's no anti-syphonic traps in the supply line between the filler & tank are there?

Temporary storage;
Going to beg/steal/borrow a few large (25litre+) vegetable oil containers from the kitchens at the Hospital, as they're a heavy grade plastic & are leak-proof

muddyweb · « **Reply #1 on:** December 28, 2005, 10:35:29 »

ah, stuff the expense...

Leave the fuel in there and just take it out for a final blast 8)

Thrasher · « **Reply #2 on:** December 28, 2005, 10:36:12 »

What about just driving it around for the next few days......and making sure your next vehicle either

1. Doesn't use diesel (smelly icky noisy stuff)
2. Comes with a full tank of go-go juice.

Problem solved.

I mean.....how "yorkshireman-like" is wanting to syphon the fuel in your car out?!?!

Bush Tucker Man · « **Reply #3 on:** December 28, 2005, 10:37:45 »

Quote from: "Thrasher"

I mean.....how "yorkshireman-like" is wanting to syphon the fuel in your car out?!?!

Parsimonious in my (other) middle name :lol:

hobbit · « **Reply #4 on:** December 28, 2005, 12:29:07 »

Pop the pipe feeding into the fuel filter and leave the ignition on the electric pump will do it for you

You could raise the back of the motor to aid the syphoning, but they can be a pain to get the pipe in

Or look in the floor in the back, pop the screws off the sender unit in the top of the tank and syphon from there

Sooty · « **Reply #5 on:** December 28, 2005, 13:23:58 »

Quote from: "Thrasher"

I mean.....how "yorkshireman-like" is wanting to syphon the fuel in your car out?!?!

Steady Neil, if he was a true yorkshireman he would drain the cooling system on the morning he was taking it to the garage and refill it with rain water out of the garden tube just in case the new one has no antifreeze in it.
You don't want to have to buy it twice in one decade do you :lol:

littlepow · « **Reply #6 on:** December 28, 2005, 13:38:47 »

And waste good rain water!

Next he'll be out taking some air out of the tyres!

:lol:

hobbit · « **Reply #7 on:** December 28, 2005, 15:24:27 »

Quote from: "hobbit"

Pop the pipe feeding into the fuel filter and leave the ignition on the electric pump will do it for you

You could raise the back of the motor to aid the syphoning, but they can be a pain to get the pipe in

Or look in the floor in the back, pop the screws off the sender unit in the top of the tank and syphon from there (whoops thinking disco again, sorry)

Bush Tucker Man · « **Reply #8 on:** December 28, 2005, 22:36:49 »

Quote from: "Sooty"

Quote from: "Thrasher"
I mean.....how "yorkshireman-like" is wanting to syphon the fuel in your car out?!?!

Steady Neil, if he was a true yorkshireman he would drain the cooling system
just in case the new one has no antifreeze in it.
You don't want to have to buy it twice in one decade do you :lol:

:lol: :lol:

You lot crack me up,
you make me sound like the wonderfully funny (& very observant) Monty Pythons '4 Yorkshiremen' Sketch

Just think, those money saving tips come from southerners as well :roll:

Got to remove all the bits in the morning as well,
'Jack-Mates'
Fire-extinguisher
Pinball-Wizard
Air-horns
Front diff-guard
All the stuff inside
Window stickers
LR floor mats

datalas · « **Reply #9 on:** December 28, 2005, 23:54:15 »

Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"

Front diff-guard
All the stuff inside
Window stickers
LR floor mats

Top layer of polish, tax disk holder, lamps from all lights, air freshner, windscreen washer fluid, wiper blades ....

Skywalker · « **Reply #10 on:** December 29, 2005, 00:02:46 »

Dam BTM, ....... I haven't heard "The Four Yorkshiremen" in the age of a crow .............. PML ............. Cheers :D

C'mon now spill the beans .................. what's ariving on the 1st of the month then :lol:

You know if you don't come clean there could be 30 or 40 MC members with telephoto lenses camped out all around West Yorkshire by the weekend

Bah! ......... Paparazzi won't come close

Dave

v8kenny · « **Reply #11 on:** December 29, 2005, 00:17:58 »

I thought Scots were supposed to be mean ! - I always FILL the tank whenever I sell a motor , not empty it :D

Jim-Willy · « **Reply #12 on:** December 29, 2005, 00:39:26 »

Oh i like this, you are making me look generous :lol:

Frankie-Boy · « **Reply #13 on:** December 29, 2005, 04:09:07 »

Quote from: "v8kenny"

I thought Scots were supposed to be mean !

A Yorkshireman is a Scot with the generosity squeezed out. :D :D :D

Bush Tucker Man · « **Reply #14 on:** December 29, 2005, 11:33:52 »

Ha, it's people like you lot that make me stay here :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I've just spent 2 hours emptying it out of all my bits & pieces
Removing
Jack-Mates
Air-Horns
Pinball-Wizard (Dixon-Bate, not The Who) a swine to remove, with crusty old bolts
Fire extinguisher

I've even taken my 'Old Glory' & NCDL stickers out of the window :D

Quote from: "Skywalker"

C'mon now spill the beans .................. what's ariving on the 1st of the month then

You know if you don't come clean there could be 30 or 40 MC members with telephoto lenses camped out all around West Yorkshire by the weekend

Bah! ......... Paparazzi won't come close

Wait & see

Although the replacement will possibly be passing through Durkar (Denby Dale Road) late Saturday morning

Paparazzi?? Got to catch me first

Bush Tucker Man · « **Reply #15 on:** December 29, 2005, 11:37:04 »

Quote from: "Frankie-Boy"

Quote from: "v8kenny"
I thought Scots were supposed to be mean !

A Yorkshireman is a Scot with the generosity squeezed out. :D :D :D

That's my line :twisted: :twisted: :x

Frankie-Boy · « **Reply #16 on:** December 29, 2005, 17:01:59 »

I know it was your line Richard, but it seemed so apt. :D

Bush Tucker Man · « **Reply #17 on:** December 29, 2005, 22:16:16 »

Quote from: "Frankie-Boy"

I know it was your line Richard, but it seemed so apt. :D

And very true

Bush Tucker Man · « **Reply #18 on:** December 30, 2005, 11:57:34 »

Just realised this is in the wrong forum :oops:
I must have been browsing prior to initally writing.

Can't syphon the damn thinng :x , the 1/2" tubing I bought doesn't seem to want to dip down into the tank & the screws for the coverplate are rusted solid. It's snowing & I was frozen out there.
So stuff it, I've got to pick SWMBO up tonight after work in Leeds, so that's another gallon used :roll:

v8kenny · « **Reply #19 on:** December 30, 2005, 18:02:52 »

Are you going to leave enough in for the new owner to get to a filling station or are you going to make him bring a jerry can ? :D

Bush Tucker Man · « **Reply #20 on:** December 30, 2005, 23:14:10 »

Quote from: "v8kenny"

Are you going to leave enough in for the new owner to get to a filling station or are you going to make him bring a jerry can ? :D

Looks like I'm leaving him about 13-14gallons in

Unless the oxygen tubing I 'borrowed' will dip down into the tank in the morning

Bush Tucker Man · « **Reply #21 on:** January 01, 2006, 01:40:27 »

Quote from: "Bush Tucker Man"

Looks like I'm leaving him about 13-14gallons in

Unless the oxygen tubing I 'borrowed' will dip down into the tank in the morning

No it didn't :(

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