Siphoning gas impossible

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Jul 2, 2020 | 06:11 AM

Big-Red-Lariat

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Siphoning gas impossible

Ran out of lawnmower gas so I wanted to save a trip to town and just siphon some out of the truck. Inserted the little white funnel and passed a 1/4 inch tube down the filler hole. Didn't work, hit some kind of obstruction. So what's down there anyway? Some sort of anti theft screen or what?

Jul 2, 2020 | 09:06 AM

Kingofwylietx

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My understanding is that most newer vehicles have an anti-siphoning device somewhere along the fuel filler neck.

Jul 2, 2020 | 09:15 AM

alloro

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Originally Posted by Big-Red-Lariat

Some sort of anti theft screen or what?

Yes there is. When gas was .50/gal. no one cared about their gas being stolen, now they do.

Jul 2, 2020 | 09:34 AM

Tedster9

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You know I've thought about that when reading vintage pubs, it doesn't square. Fuel economy or range has always been a key factor all the way back to the Model T if you read the factory literature, tune up docs, and the radio and print advertisements. I hear people claim nobody cared about fuel economy back in the day. Maybe some people didn't if they had good jobs. Kind of like today. People were a heck of a lot more thrifty back then and credit was a dirty word.

I think it was the erosion in the purchasing power of the dollar. Oil price hovered around $2 a barrel for decades, and then quadrupled practically overnight. That got everybody's attention. Suddenly everything got expensive, not just gas. Like just a few years back when it hit $140.

A fricking drain petcock on the tank would be nice, wouldn't it? Allows for draining off sediment or water contamination too.

Jul 2, 2020 | 12:34 PM

JKBrad

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Thieves these days just puncture holes in the plastic gas tanks. No one siphons anymore, very few even know how to these days. Not being able to siphon isn't really a fair complaint about a truck anyway.