[Rhodes22-list] Removing Gas from Fuel Line

[ROGER PIHLAJA]

Lee,

As long as you push on the ball check valve with something soft, like a piece of plastic, you are unlikely to damage it.  I always drain the gas line at the end of the season.

Roger Pihlaja
S/V Dynamic Equilibrium 

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> On Nov 30, 2022, at 5:11 PM, Lee Kuhn <lvjkuhn at gmail.com> 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