Accessing fuel tank for draining - help please

Blink · 17th October 2019, 11:36

Help please

I'm trying to access the insides of the fuel tank so I can drain it before removing it from the car (thread here) - there's around 2-3 gallons in the tank. To syphon it out I need to lift the in-tank pump out of the way (and presumably the filter in the other side?).

T-Cut's post here describes making & using a special tool to undo the big pump and filter retaining rings but I don't have any welding gear to do that - so what's the risk of damage if I just tap/whack them round with a hammer & screwdriver?

Or is there an easier way of draining the tank?

PS. Haynes says you can't lift the pump anyway because the pipework inside the tank is holding it down (at least that's how I read it)..

Blink · 17th October 2019, 12:04

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Originally Posted by Blink

Or is there an easier way of draining the tank?

1st idea

How much of a fuel flood would there be if I just lowered the tank part-way on the carrier, disconnected all the pipes on top (5 of them I think), then lowered it all the way onto a pair of wheeled dollies?

Blink · 17th October 2019, 16:55

The tank is now out (Plan A worked) so this thread is redundant.

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17th October 2019, 11:36	#1
Blink Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Under the car Posts: 1,840 Thanks: 210 Thanked 244 Times in 221 Posts	Accessing fuel tank for draining - help please Help please I'm trying to access the insides of the fuel tank so I can drain it before removing it from the car (thread here) - there's around 2-3 gallons in the tank. To syphon it out I need to lift the in-tank pump out of the way (and presumably the filter in the other side?). T-Cut's post here describes making & using a special tool to undo the big pump and filter retaining rings but I don't have any welding gear to do that - so what's the risk of damage if I just tap/whack them round with a hammer & screwdriver? Or is there an easier way of draining the tank? PS. Haynes says you can't lift the pump anyway because the pipework inside the tank is holding it down (at least that's how I read it)..

17th October 2019, 16:55	#3
Blink Posted a thing or two Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Under the car Posts: 1,840 Thanks: 210 Thanked 244 Times in 221 Posts	The tank is now out (Plan A worked) so this thread is redundant. Post 10