suggestions on removing fuel from tank

[Randy stoner]

im lookin for ideas in how to remove the fuel from the tank of my 91 sunbird corsica i/o boat. I filled the tank up a month ago then wound up having to take the boat in for a new motor. The season is ending up here in Ontario so I was wanting to take most of the fuel out for the winter rather than leave it in. I do have stabil fuel stabilizer in it but it could be up to 8 months before i get it back into the water. There is a screen or something restricting me from putting a hose down the filler tank to siphon and after accessing the upper tank where the sending unit is, i see no way to gain access without fuel rolling out of the top if i undo the hose. Like i said, i had filled it to the brim.

Any ideas would be welcome

randy

 

[Bondo]

Ayuh,...... One way is to hook up an electric fuel pump to the fuel line, 'n pump it out,.....

 

[Grub54891]

What Bondo said. However no big deal to leave it in there if its new. I do all the time and it's fine.

 

[JASinIL2006]

I’d leave it, too. Gas will be fine in 8 months, especially with stabilizer.

 

[ejnichol]

Whats is a good fuel stabilizer for 6 month over winter storage.?

 

[Grub54891]

The only thing I use is seafoam. And not every season. I put it in every other year just because I can.

 

[ejnichol]

I've used stabil in years past but I'm skeptical that any make a + difference.

 

[JASinIL2006]

I am not sure anything is actually required, however, marine Stabil is probably what you’d want to use. It certainly won’t hurt to use it.

 

[Scott06]

Whats is a good fuel stabilizer for 6 month over winter storage.?

Never had any issue with stabil products

 

[Lou C]

Same here. I once used 2 year old stabilized fuel and it was fine!

 

[Earl Cordova]

I use an old 12v Holley fuel pump I had on a truck years ago.
Connect it to the hose that comes from the gas tank
and pump it into 5 gallon gas cans.