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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 06:23 PM
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Basically, just bought another Fiesta as a runabout. However, my old Fiesta, before it fooked up, had just been brimmed with a full tank of fuel

Anyway, not wanting to waste this £30 worth of fuel, whats the easiest way to drain the tank and then re-use the fuel in my new Fiesta (stingy twat or what )

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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 06:28 PM
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syphon it out into cans
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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 06:31 PM
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cut the hose.

just have plenty of cans at the ready.
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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 06:31 PM
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Cut the tank out with an angle grinder and re weld it into the new car.
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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 06:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Paddy
Cut the tank out with an angle grinder and re weld it into the new car.
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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 06:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Paddy
Cut the tank out with an angle grinder and re weld it into the new car.
Ah right! Thought there must be an easy way!

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Old Oct 19, 2007 | 06:55 PM
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connect an old electric fuel pump to the hose under the bonnet...power it up and wait while it empties into tanks.....
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