2005 185 Sport BR - Draining fuel?

[wreckless123]

I am stumped.. I need to get the half tank of gas out of my 185 because a little over a year ago we had a baby and our boating has been limited over the last two years so the gas in it is two years old, that makes it 3 years old next summer!

Anyways, I bought a drill motor pump and fabbed up an 8 foot 3/8 ID hose. I run about 6 foot of the hose into the filler neck of the boat and the tube stops. I pull it out and its dry! No matter what I do I cant find gas with this hose.. Is there a screen or water separator on the filler neck? Any help appreciated, I am stumped..:huh:

Thanks

 

[boatmailster]

I think that tube welded on top of the tank has right angle bend.
you could remove fuel sender and remove fuel that way.
another way to remove fuel - instead of pumping it out, apply compressed air to fuel fill and drain it using fuel hose disconnected from motor (sometimes you have to block fuel vent)

 

[wreckless123]

Thanks, sounds like I have to remove the sender.. Thanks for the help. Any tips I might need pulling the sender?

 

[boatmailster]

Thanks, sounds like I have to remove the sender.. Thanks for the help. Any tips I might need pulling the sender?

just 5 hex head screws, don't drop them inside tank!
and sender fits only one way, so I recommend to mark correct position before removal

 

[Quint4]

Sorry to state the obvious but make sure the area is well ventilated and be very, very cautious in your approach.

 

[Jerry D]

Maybe not an option but why not fill the tank to the brim with as much fresh gas as you can and take the boat out for a good long and hard run to burn it all off.

The highs are:

1) you get a fun day of boating
2) no need to get into the messy business of draining the fuel tank
3) no need to dispose of the old fuel
4) 2 year old gas mixed with a good quantity of fresh fuel should do no harm to anything.

Jerry D

 

[wreckless123]

Maybe not an option but why not fill the tank to the brim with as much fresh gas as you can and take the boat out for a good long and hard run to burn it all off.

The highs are:

1) you get a fun day of boating
2) no need to get into the messy business of draining the fuel tank
3) no need to dispose of the old fuel
4) 2 year old gas mixed with a good quantity of fresh fuel should do no harm to anything.

Jerry D

I wish I could, here in Michigan we are pretty damn cold right now to be out on the lake for more then a few minutes!!