Hey so i'm currently working on my E-350 and it has a full tank of gas. Go figure, huh? Fuel pump decides to die right when it got filled up. So i need help trying to get the gas out. 35 gallons of good gas. anyone have any ideas? It does have a siphon block so i haven't been successful at getting a hose in to drain it. Any suggestions would be helpful. Thanks.

 

I would put it up on jackstands, get seven 5 gallon gas cans, pull a fuel line loose, connect a hose from the fuel line to a gas can, then SLIGHTLY pressurize the fuel tank. Then wait.

The other option is get some cargo straps to hold the tank, then loosen the straps holding it and use the cargo straps to lower the tank enough to get a siphon hose into the pump opening.

That's the only things I can think of? Good luck.

Are you sure the pump is dead? Maybe it is just a bad connection to the pump?

jim

 

Ya i'm sure the fuel pump is dead. I went though all the wires and relays. Everything is good, plus it acts the same way when my Explorer's pump died. Thanks for the advice. I'll probably go with the cargo straps since i don't have strong enough jack stands.

 

Bummer for sure.

I don't know your tank configuration. Does the tank have a separate vent hose and fill hose? The vent hose is about 3/4 inch and if you can get it off the pipe on the tank, you could get a 3/8 or maybe 1/2 inch hose in there for a siphon? I don't know if there is any valve on the vent hose, the dual tanks on my '88 were just straight pipe into the tank.

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jim

 

The tank does have a separate vent hose. So that looks like the route ill take. I just have to worry about a screen right? Ok then ill give that a go.

 

I didn't find any screens or anti-siphon stuff on my '88. Might be too old? The fuel pump has a "sock" on the inlet to the pump.

jim

 

So it does have a screen on it....

 

Another option is to get a 2x4, strap it to the tank and use a floor jack to lower the tank. If you don't have another person to help you lower the jack as you balance the tank, you can remove the saddle and bolt the 2x4 to the jack. Then strap the 2x4 to the tank.

I have no experience with RVs, but I assume there is no way to easily access the top of the fuel tank through the floor? Some of the cargo van guys choose to cut a hole above the tank rather than dropping it.

Spray the bolts/nuts on the straps holding up the tank with Kroil/WD-40 before loosening them. Makes it a lot easier.

-Remi
01 E-350 15-Passenger 20valve
99 ExpyEB 4x4 32valve

 

Yes, the in-tank pump has a filter/screen attached to it, but nothing was in the way of the filler neck or vent pipes. Probably look something like this, the filter is the white sock thing at the bottom.

jim