T&T: installing fuel drains

[Wesley & Patty Eldred]

This technique works for diesel.  It would be extremely hazardous for 
gasoline.

Be safe.

Wesley
wpeldred at comcast.net

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vaughn Quince" <vquince at comcast.net>
To: <trawlers-and-trawlering at lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2008 6:58 AM
Subject: T&T: installing fuel drains


> Plugged the fuel vents with duct tape, put a shop vac in the fill port and
> taped around the hole.  Loostened the old plug then turned  on the vacuum.
>
> Worked like a champ....virtually no fuel lost from either tank using this
> method.  There is a nice gurgling sound created by the vacuum as you 
> thread in
> the new valve.
>
> Just thought I'd pass it on to T&Ters!  It's a bit scarry taking out a 
> tank
> plug when you have 200 gallons of diesel  behind it!  but it worked!