Invest in an electronic fuel pump from your local FLAPS. Low pressure cheap one is good enough, a few feet of fuel hose, tap into the fuel delivery hose from the tank where it comes out in engine bay. 12V pump will run on your battery charger [you have one don't you?] plug it all together, put the outlet hose from the pump in suitable container and pump the tank dry.... THEN... open the bottom.... if the strainer is clogged... reverse the pump and pump about a gallon of fresh fuel INTO the tank to "blow" the crud away from the strainer... then pump it down... should end up with very little fuel in the tank that way... worth the cost of owning an electric pump.
FWIW, Grant... On Wed, Sep 12, 2012 at 8:13 AM, Jim Cathey <j...@windwireless.net> wrote: > Uh, no. Sparks and such from the sucker (if electric-powered) might not >> play nice with diesel fuel. One of those cheap hand-powered siphon pumps >> would be fine. >> > > AC vacuum pumps (Robinaire, etc.) don't spark. Actual piston/diapragm > vacum pumps don't spark. Only a shop-vac vacuum source sparks. > > -- Jim > > > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
