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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 11:18 PM
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how do i drain?

i was wondering how do i drain the water out of the fuel bowl i see the vaule but im worried on how to open it and drain it
 
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 11:39 PM
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the handle rotates 90* from front of truck to the side. climb under front of truck on passenger side. find the metal tube. connect some fuel line to it and drain into a container or do it somewhere you are not worried about it affecting(big mess). once done draining rotate valve closed and fire it up.
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red fuel you say??????? i live in fl its all we got/had.(hurricanes)
 
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Old Dec 13, 2005 | 11:58 PM
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will it stop when it finishs leting all the water out
 
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 12:08 AM
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Fuel will come out until you close the valve back closed or it runs out. Drain until good fuel comes out then close if you have alot of water in it and haven't changed the fuel filter in awhile I would recommend it.
 
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 12:11 AM
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thats one of my kids juice bottles... pretty big and it fills it about halfway... just drain until you have no more...

for comparison

you could probably fill a 2 liter bottle halfway or more draining the fuel bowl.
 
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Old Dec 14, 2005 | 01:43 AM
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wow man, whats that RED STUFF, brake fluid?
 
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Old Dec 15, 2005 | 09:30 PM
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wow man, whats that RED STUFF, brake fluid?
Farm fuel. Its colored red because there are no taxes on it.
 
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Old Dec 16, 2005 | 03:17 AM
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Our equiptment fuel and stove oil fuel up here doesnt have that dye in it. They were making it the same color as av-gas and that can be bad.
 
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