Getting the gas out cant syphon it

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Getting the gas out cant syphon it

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I have fuel in the car I need to get out what's the best way to pump it out... have about 12 gals id like to use since she has gone cittywampus.... I haven't a clue what's wrong either maybe pump finally or coil gone... either way I had to get a 83 f350 to move around in with my 32' 5th wheel don't have money to fix so yea... getting gas out of the tank? How to?
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Why can't you siphon it? I used one of those cheap squeeze pumps from NAPA to get 20 some gallons out of our 92 1500 when it popped a head gasket. Took a while, but it worked!
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Hose will go down but won't hit any gas... goes and then stops like half way down the neck... never to the bottom....
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Crawl under and remove the vent line hose from by the filler neck. I think you can get a siphon hose in through that hole.
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Is there a screen or something in the main filler neck?
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Something along those lines to keep gas thieves at bay.
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Yes, there is an anti-siphon screen. Remove the vent line (smaller of the two attached to the tank) as mentioned above.
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Thankyou I removed the filler neck off tank worked good... Still harder that heck to get the gas out or at least get that hose down! I can at least get the tank out and get into town in my truck...
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Re: Getting the gas out cant syphon it

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I use the fuel pump to do it. Just remove the fuel line at the rail, run a hose from it to the other tank, jump the fuel pump relay with a paper clip, sit back and watch. A battery charger can be used if needed to keep the battery full.
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