How do I drain the gas tank on my 86 Astro?

Aug 03, 2003 6 Replies

I had just filled the tank and the transmission went bad. I tried to siphon it but there seems to be a anti-siphon screen in the tank. Any idea's?


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a big pan, big hammer and medium sized nail? :-D

Take the filler neck off and drain straight out of the top of the tank?

~jeremy

Hi!

What I might have suggested, but may God help the guy if he makes a spark.

That would get the gas and all the pieces out of himself and the van!

Has an '86 got an in-tank fuel pump? If so, I'd reckon that "hot wiring" the pump, disconnecting an output lead and feeding the output into a suitable container would work well too.

William

Thanks William for the Help, Your idea is way better than the others :-) Thanks Drooler for this web site

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I found some helpful info on my cooked transmission.

Quaggy

better be a brass nail and hammer :-)

Yep.... And remember to do it on a *really* cold day... ;-)

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