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#1 (**permalink**) 28 May 2006, 07:11 am

Time to replace the tank on my '92 Accord. Used ones available for
$100.00, and after market new one for $130.00. Will buy a new one and
paint it if it's raw steel.
Any ideas out there as to getting the half tank of fuel out of the old
one before I remove it from the car? Possible to use the fuel pump to
pump it into a couple of 5 gallon containers?
Any other things I should be aware of? bob

#2 (**permalink**) 28 May 2006, 09:03 am

Try a pump like

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=31779
($17)

Do a keyword search for {hand pump} for more pumps.

Tubing may be purchased cheaply at places like Home Depot
and Lowe's.

Wal-Mart has a garden hand pump/sprayer for about $10. You
might be able to rig this for your needs.

Autozone has cheap, Mity-Vac style brake system vacuum pumps
that are worth investigating for this as well.

"N.E.Ohio Bob" <rgstroud@neo.rr.com> wrote
> Time to replace the tank on my '92 Accord. Used ones
> available for $100.00, and after market new one for
> $130.00. Will buy a new one and paint it if it's raw
> steel.
> Any ideas out there as to getting the half tank of fuel
> out of the old one before I remove it from the car?
> Possible to use the fuel pump to pump it into a couple of
> 5 gallon containers?
> Any other things I should be aware of? bob

#3 (**permalink**) 29 May 2006, 06:55 am

My 90 Accord has a drain plug! Does yours?

Rod

Elle wrote:
> Try a pump like
>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=31779
> ($17)
>
> Do a keyword search for {hand pump} for more pumps.
>
> Tubing may be purchased cheaply at places like Home Depot
> and Lowe's.
>
> Wal-Mart has a garden hand pump/sprayer for about $10. You
> might be able to rig this for your needs.
>
> Autozone has cheap, Mity-Vac style brake system vacuum pumps
> that are worth investigating for this as well.
>
> "N.E.Ohio Bob" <rgstroud@neo.rr.com> wrote
> > Time to replace the tank on my '92 Accord. Used ones
> > available for $100.00, and after market new one for
> > $130.00. Will buy a new one and paint it if it's raw
> > steel.
> > Any ideas out there as to getting the half tank of fuel
> > out of the old one before I remove it from the car?
> > Possible to use the fuel pump to pump it into a couple of
> > 5 gallon containers?
> > Any other things I should be aware of? bob

#4 (**permalink**) 31 May 2006, 06:58 am

fixinator wrote:
> My 90 Accord has a drain plug! Does yours?
>
> Rod
>
Yes! It does! Should make the job lots easier. Thanks Rod.

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