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Old Feb 6, 2020 | 12:24 PM
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Smile 2004 tdci ghia focus drain fuel tank

need to drain £45 of fuel ,suspension collapsed after I put in , may scrap so want to retrieve fuel , on fuel line push connect fitting in and out of component , I was told to connect to this drain pipe and turn ignition to point one and pump it out but the flow at that point stopped unless engine is running , engine will not get fuel to run anyway if disconnected .any clue welcome please. will try upload picture later of connections I speak of thanks
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Old Feb 6, 2020 | 01:54 PM
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component i was hoping to drain tank from , unless engine is running no flow
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Old Feb 6, 2020 | 08:41 PM
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As far as I know threre is no lift pump in the tank so this method will not work, if you are going to scrap it just drill a hole in the tank and drain it out that way.

Or use a pump on one of the lines..
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Old Feb 7, 2020 | 08:28 AM
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OK ,thanks for that will get them to take it with the fuel in it .
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