Emptying a Gas tank on a 1995 Oldsmobile 98

Emptying a Gas tank on a 1995 Oldsmobile 98 for some reason is proving
to be quite difficult for me. How do I go about it. I've put a
siphon hose down the fuel filler spout as I've done on other cars that
I've worked on but on this it won't seem to get down into the fluid
(there's about 1.5' of hose that won't fit in). End of hose is dry,
there's about 3/4's of a tank of fuel that I'd rather remove before
trying to drop the tank

Suggestions/recommendations?

clevere wrote:

> Don't do that. Just pull one of the fuel lines off the engine, and run
> another one to a bucket.. then turn the key on.

How does that work without the engine running?

Ian

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>>>email name wrote:
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>>>>Emptying a Gas tank on a 1995 Oldsmobile 98 for some reason is proving
>>>>to be quite difficult for me. How do I go about it. I've put a
>>>>siphon hose down the fuel filler spout as I've done on other cars that
>>>>I've worked on but on this it won't seem to get down into the fluid
>>>>(there's about 1.5' of hose that won't fit in). End of hose is dry,
>>>>there's about 3/4's of a tank of fuel that I'd rather remove before
>>>>trying to drop the tank
>>>>

I just out a floor jack under the tank with plywood between it and the tank.
Let it down a bit and disconnect stuff as you can get to it.

Al

This works on older carbureted cars (single line external pump) and should
work on newer cars. Put a hose on the fuel lines and into a gas can. Find a
rubber ball that will seal over the filler spout. Run an air line through
the ball. Set the pressure regulator to 5 PSI on your air compressor.
pressurize the tank until the gas starts to flow. If the car is on blocks,
siphon will take care of the rest. Be careful not to over fill the can.


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> Emptying a Gas tank on a 1995 Oldsmobile 98 for some reason is proving
> to be quite difficult for me. How do I go about it. I've put a
> siphon hose down the fuel filler spout as I've done on other cars that
> I've worked on but on this it won't seem to get down into the fluid
> (there's about 1.5' of hose that won't fit in). End of hose is dry,
> there's about 3/4's of a tank of fuel that I'd rather remove before
> trying to drop the tank
>
> Suggestions/recommendations?