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[BigGuyNH]

Okay,

So I am a little mechanically inclined, you have to be in this sport. For the life of me, I cannot figure out and easy way to drain the tank on both my Ski-Doo REV's.

I looked at the factory clamp at the base of the tank on the right side, and I do not feel comfortable cutting that away.

A friend of mine said, and I quote; " Just tip the sled up and let the gas all run out" Yeah, right.

Suggestions?

[Patriot]

BigGuyNH, on 06 September 2010 - 02:09 PM, said:

Okay,

So I am a little mechanically inclined, you have to be in this sport. For the life of me, I cannot figure out and easy way to drain the tank on both my Ski-Doo REV's.

I looked at the factory clamp at the base of the tank on the right side, and I do not feel comfortable cutting that away.

A friend of mine said, and I quote; " Just tip the sled up and let the gas all run out" Yeah, right.

Suggestions?

There is no easy way, short of cutting the fuel line (you can add a shut off valve after if you so desire).
What I end up doing is siphoning as much fuel out as I can, then stabilize what's left of the fuel. In the fall when I am ready to get her ready for winter, I add at least 5 gallons of nice fresh fuel, which has stabilizer in it.

[Old Thumper]

I use a siphon. You're not going to get every drop, but if you are doing it this time of year, I assume you will just be refilling with fresh fuel soon, so it's not critical to get it bone dry. I made a siphon hose with about 2 feet of 3/8 copper tubing and about 3 feet of clear plastic. Put the straightened copper end in the tank so you can keep the end tucked in a corner, rather than sticking flexible tubing in the tank so you have no idea where the end really is.
A few years ago when I replaced brake lines on my boat trailer I bought a Craftsman hand operated vacuum pump. It works the nuts for getting a siphon going.
During riding season, I coil up the copper tube and keep it in my saddle bag so that if I should ever need to do the dreaded trailside gas transfer, at least I have a decent tube setup. So far the "If I have it, I won't need it" theory has held true.

[ICG]

this is a easy... there are commercial syphon systems wiht a brass ball valve @ bottom...shake the like & the syphon starts... about $15


I have a $3 WALMART kerosene syphone that I use in the garage for draining radiators / fuel tanks on sled etc.. this gets most of the fuel out..the rest I could get with a tow stuffed into the tank & fished out with a claw hook

[noxorc]

PureYamaha-CG, on 06 September 2010 - 02:41 PM, said:

this is a easy... there are commercial syphon systems wiht a brass ball valve @ bottom...shake the like & the syphon starts... about $15

http://www.ecrater.c...jiggler-siphon#

[slushpup]

PureYamaha-CG, on 06 September 2010 - 02:41 PM, said:

this is a easy... there are commercial syphon systems wiht a brass ball valve @ bottom...shake the like & the syphon starts... about $15


I have a $3 WALMART kerosene syphone that I use in the garage for draining radiators / fuel tanks on sled etc.. this gets most of the fuel out..the rest I could get with a tow stuffed into the tank & fished out with a claw hook

I got those brass siphons at VIP for around ten bucks. Great for filling sleds boats jetskis ECT. We havent had a marina on our lake for twenty years, They are super handy to have..

[smallengineguy]

The brass ball ones work excellent for this, although I've done the tip the sled on it's side too....

[W8in4SNO]

I guess he missed the Rockingham show last year, siphon demo was all the rage....

[Rad8165]

W8in4SNO, on 07 September 2010 - 06:28 AM, said:

I guess he missed the Rockingham show last year, siphon demo was all the rage....

It is funny, I asked at many auto parts stores about these like 4 years ago, no one knew of them!!!