No, I think there is something there. I tried the same thing in my '98
Dakota, when it was disabled. I think there is a device in there to prevent
siphoning. Something you might try is to disconnect the fuel feed from the
fuel rail under the hood, run a line from it to a can, and use the electric
fuel pump to drain the tank. It may take a while though, so be careful. You
will have raw fuel, vapours and electricity all in the same general area.
"If we can not afford to take care of our Veterans, then we should stop
making them"
David C. Wilker Jr.
USAF (RET)
----- Original Message -----
From: "spook" <richardfiser@mchsi.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 8:31 PM
Subject: DML: gas siphoning
>
> I have 1998 Dodge Dakota that is disabled till spring due to accident,
> weather and money. It has near a full tank of gasoline. I wanted to siphon
> most of the gas out to use in other vehicles and I have a bulb pump siphon
> hose. Now the last time I siphoned gas was from a 1968 Dodge Coronet. In
> the Dakota I try to insert the hose into the filler tube and there seems
> to be an obstruction preventing the hose from entering the tank. Is there
> some kind of anti siphoning baffle and is it possible to defeat it? Or am
> I just not doing it right somehow?
>
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