Wow you guys do things the hard way...Just disconnect the fuel line at the
rail, extend it into your fuel jug, and jump the fuel pump relay. Takes
about 10 minutes for a 5 gallon jug.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: Dustin Williams [mailto:dustinewilliams@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 12:27 AM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: Re: gas siphoning
Just disconnect the filler tube, that's how I siphoned mine.
On 1/9/09, Dave Wilker <wilkerbeast01@charter.net> wrote:
>
> 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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