Siphoning the tank

[Savage_Messiah]

Turn out I have more gas in there than I thought... I'm assuming priming the fuel pump on and off with the filter off isn't the best idea, but the hand pump siphon I have blows... it's the cheap plastic autozone one. Plastic tube, plastic cylinder to squeeze with little flaps on it to create vacuum. I hooked up another length of tubing to the other end of it so I can get this all the way in... won't flow steady though, and it's a royal PITA to keep pumping at it.

Anyone have a better one I can borrow? Or any tips?

Tomorrow I'm gonna try and get longer tubing so that the pump sits at the ground

[ar0ck]

Go old school and get a long hose & suck!

[sweetbmxrider]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venturi_effect
figure a way out. i usually stick a rubber hose in the tank and shoot compressed air passed it. works great.

[Savage_Messiah]

Anyone know how to trip the fuel pump to run off ignition instead of just priming?

[Tru2Chevy]

You can just run power from the battery right to the pump and not worry about the key...just gotta figure out where the power leads for the pump are.

- Justin

[BonzoHansen]

jump the pump relay trigger - check your wiring diagram (autozone site has it if you don't).

[maroman88]

Originally Posted by ar0ck

Go old school and get a long hose & suck!

lol ive done this

[sweetbmxrider]

if you disconnect the feed hose, wouldn't the pump just run with the key on? it will never build up fuel pressure so wouldn't it continue to run? just a thought

[GP99GT]

disconnect the relay and just jump whatever 2 wires you'd need to....make sure you use a heavy enoguh gauge wire thoguh

[WildBillyT]

Or buy the $5 electric drill pump at home depot. You put it in the drill, attach a feed and output hose and away you go.

[Savage_Messiah]

Jumping the orange and gray wires on the relay did the trick this afternoon. Thanks.

[Slow96LT1]

if it a 4gen there the fuel pump jump wire on the pass side fender i belive it red with a little black end on it and u can add pos or neg i forgot and the pump will run

[Savage_Messiah]

For the help of future searches, I found the fuel pump relay under the driver's side kick panel (the one that runs along the side of the car, w/ the hood lever and hatch release), and jumped the orange and gray wires' terminals.

[BonzoHansen]

Damn fine idea!

[GP99GT]

kasey, how come you didnt just climb down int he filler neck and bail it out?

[BonzoHansen]

He didn't have a rope to climb back out....

[Savage_Messiah]