tank to pump fuel leak

[brett at ataxxia.com (Brett Van Sprewenburg)]

You can combine a few of there suggestions, like running the tank a  
bit low, then jack up that side of the car so that most of the gas  
tips away from the line.  Ever wonder why those cars are prone to  
fuel starvation when racing? :)

==Brett



On Jul 7, 2007, at 12:31 PM, Nate Mellom wrote:

> If need be, you could always siphon out as much gas as you can out  
> of the filler neck.  I'd recommend against sucking it out by mouth,  
> get a $5.00 hand squeezer pump from you FLAPS, get it started, and  
> it'll go from there.  Just make sure your receiving receptacle is  
> lower than the tank.
>
> (the other) Nate
>
>
> Nate Lowe wrote:
>> I figured as much. Guess I'll just have to drive it till it's  
>> almost empty
>> before I fix it. At least I don't have to buy some specialty hose  
>> for it so
>> shouldn't be more than $10 to fix. It's about 1/2" or so OD hose  
>> so I'd
>> guess around 1/4" or 3/8" ID, shouldn't be too hard to find.
>> On 7/7/07, Dan Bubb <jdbubb@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> No there is no way to keep the gas from coming out of the tank  
>>> once you
>>> remove the hose.
>>> IIRC the tank to pump hose is just a standard fuel hose. Not even  
>>> a high
>>> pressure fuel injection hose. Don't remember the size right off  
>>> hand.
>>> Gotta make sure you cut it the right length so it doesn't kink  
>>> though.
>>> Dan