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07-04-2023, 11:55 AM
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BiltN66
Drives: 2017 SS Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Ground Control
Posts: 41
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Good instructions for draining/pumping out fuel from tank?
So I’ve searched. I’m not finding it. I have read several OLD posts with a bunch of people arguing over being able to siphon, etc…
I have seen some mention disconnecting this or that, and turning on the car, or jumpering the pump with 12 volts, etc… I’m looking for “no-kidding” good instructions for step by step on draining or pumping out 3-4 year old fuel from a car that sat while the owner was stationed overseas. What fuses, switches, lines, power sources, etc… need to be disconnected, connected, or jumpered to pump fuel out of a tank without dropping the tank… And the location of these items. What I’ve seen so far look likes guesses, or the writer assumes the reader knows exactly where and how to do what they are recommending, and I just need to get this done. Has anyone had success draining or pumping their tanks without lowering the tank? If so, could you describe in detail, or point me to a YouTube vid, of said procedure. This car cannot be started and moved with the fuel that’s in the tank, so ‘running it out’ is not an option. Thank you. Car in question is a 2013 SS.
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07-04-2023, 12:11 PM
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Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS Vert LS3/M6 Join Date: Aug 2021
Location: Cheboygan, Michigan
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if you can add new fuel, add new fuel and run it!
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07-04-2023, 01:10 PM
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Drives: 2010 Camaro SS , 2011 Colorado LS1 Join Date: Jan 2022
Location: Greenville, SC
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Agreed, put in some fuel stabilizer and fresh fuel and run it. This is what I would do.
Otherwise, disconnect the fuel line from the fuel rail and cycle the ignition to run the pumps to empty into an appropriate container, repeat as many times as needed to empty the tank.
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07-04-2023, 06:16 PM
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Drives: Chevy Camaro hwse 2018 GMC Sierra 1 Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Moline Illinois
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I would siphon the old gas as much of it that will come out and refill with fresh and be on my w.The new fuel will mix with whatever old is still in there .
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07-10-2023, 07:04 PM
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Drives: ABM SS2/RS M6 Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Lafayette,LA
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Not sure about 2010 Camaros but I know you’re not siphoning anything out of my ‘14 Sierra. Modern vehicles have anti siphoning devices. I own this:
HORUSDY Multi-Use Siphon Fuel Transfer Pump Kit for Gas Oil and Liquids https://a.co/d/1g6pgDX Read up on this article https://www.primalsurvivor.net/how-siphon-gas/
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