[Rhodes22-list] Removing Gas from Fuel Line

[Peter Nyberg]

Lee,

It never occurred to me to worry about this.  I do empty my boat fuel tanks into a vehicle in the fall, and I do use a stabilizer for all my boat fuel.  But, I don't have a convenient source for ethanol-free fuel, so I use the universal 90/10 mix.  

Long story short, I've never had a problem getting my outboard running in the spring. 

Peter Nyberg
Coventry, CT
s/v Silverheels (1988/2016)

> On 2022-11-30, at 17:11:30 EST, Lee Kuhn wrote:
>
> What's the easiest way to remove gas from the fuel hose?  The hose has a ball 
> spring valve at both ends.  I was told not to push the valve open with some type 
> of tool because I could damage the valve. 
> 
> I disconnected the tank and put it in the lazarette and then reran the hose into 
> the lazarette and reconnected the hose to the tank which opened the valve on 
> that end.  I then disconnected the hose from the outboard and held it up as high 
> as I could (gravity) and squeezed the primer.  The primer pumps gas in the 
> opposite direction than I wanted but if you squeeze it hard and slow the gas 
> will eventually drain into the tank. 
> 
> Seems like there must be a better way.  The gas was ethanol-free with a 
> stabilizer.  Should I just leave it in the hose and hope I won't have any 
> problems starting the outboard in the Spring? 
> 
> Lee
> 1999 Rhodes22  AT EASE
> Claytor Lake, VA
>