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Easiest way to drain fuel? 93 Z28

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Old 01-18-2011, 07:33 PM
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Easiest way to drain fuel? 93 Z28

Anyone have any ideas on what the easiest way to drain out some rotten fuel from a 93 Z28? Is there a drain plug on the gas tank? I thought about unhooking a fuel line from somewhere and turning the key on and let the fuel pump do all the work for me but I'm not sure of the best place to unhook a fuel line from where I can actually drain the fuel into a can and not all over the car/engine. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!
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Old 01-18-2011, 07:51 PM
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Re: Easiest way to drain fuel? 93 Z28

If the fuel is "rotten" I'd cut the hole in the hatch, pop off the cover and siphon it out using a drill pump. Using the factory pump on old fuel can accelerate failure. You can try it if you want. There is a fuel pump prime connector in the engine bay where you can apply 12v+ and run the pump.

Then again I'd probably replace it anyway, so use option #1.
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Old 01-18-2011, 10:48 PM
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Re: Easiest way to drain fuel? 93 Z28

If you want to disconnect a fuel line, do it at the fuel filter, not in the engine compartment.

I've had good luck siphoning the fuel out of the tank.] via the fill neck.
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What's "rotten" about the fuel?
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Old 01-20-2011, 01:35 PM
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It's about 6 years old.. as in it's bad gas and smells "rotten".
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