tank to pump fuel leak

[nlowe79 at gmail.com (Nate Lowe)]

This is probably what I'll do. Run the car low, jack it up has high as I can
get it, then catch whatever's left in a gas can.

On 7/7/07, Brett Van Sprewenburg <brett@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> You can combine a few of there suggestions, like running the tank a
> bit low, then jack up that side of the car so that most of the gas
> tips away from the line.  Ever wonder why those cars are prone to
> fuel starvation when racing? :)
>
> ==Brett
>
>
>
> On Jul 7, 2007, at 12:31 PM, Nate Mellom wrote:
>
> > If need be, you could always siphon out as much gas as you can out
> > of the filler neck.  I'd recommend against sucking it out by mouth,
> > get a $5.00 hand squeezer pump from you FLAPS, get it started, and
> > it'll go from there.  Just make sure your receiving receptacle is
> > lower than the tank.
> >
> > (the other) Nate
> >
> >
> > Nate Lowe wrote:
> >> I figured as much. Guess I'll just have to drive it till it's
> >> almost empty
> >> before I fix it. At least I don't have to buy some specialty hose
> >> for it so
> >> shouldn't be more than $10 to fix. It's about 1/2" or so OD hose
> >> so I'd
> >> guess around 1/4" or 3/8" ID, shouldn't be too hard to find.
> >> On 7/7/07, Dan Bubb <jdbubb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> No there is no way to keep the gas from coming out of the tank
> >>> once you
> >>> remove the hose.
> >>> IIRC the tank to pump hose is just a standard fuel hose. Not even
> >>> a high
> >>> pressure fuel injection hose. Don't remember the size right off
> >>> hand.
> >>> Gotta make sure you cut it the right length so it doesn't kink
> >>> though.
> >>> Dan
>
>
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