Draining gas from tank on a Sea Ray SRV 220, 1972

[lsay]

I am trying to find out the best way to drain the old gas from my fuel tank.

 

[Spence340]

Is your boat in or out of the water?

 

[Thalasso]

Question is how much fuel do you think there is and how old?

 

[ziggy]

i have used this hand siphon pump with success.



i drained my fuel while on the trailer. doing this was beneficial since i could set the gas can on the ground. the boat is high, the can is low. pump the hand siphon till it starts to flow. then let it be a real siphon.
i suppose ya could do it in the water but you'd be pumping for ever. + there's the possibility of a spill in the lake. that wouldn't be good. so hopefully ya can drain your fuel while on the hard .

 

[Chris1956]

If the boat is on a trailer, and you can get to the fuel gaude sender, you can use a simply siphon to drain the gas. Block the bow high to force the fuel to the rear, remove the gas gauge sender, and stick a "shake-shake" siphon into the tank, as far astern as she will go. You may need to put a piece of 1/2" copper pipe on the end of the siphon hose, and you can stick it thru the garboard drain fitting. Stick a gas can + funnel under the garboard drain fitting and start the siphon. Monitor and change gas cans as necessary. No smoking!!

 

[sweebs]

I've used compressed air to pressurize the tank and an extension hose (to extend fuel line out through drain plug hole and into a bucket) to drain tank of 8 year old gas, looked like iced tea