ETZ250 Petrol Tank (so near and now so far)

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Re: ETZ250 Petrol Tank (so near and now so far)

Postby nice2day » Sun Nov 29, 2020 12:12 pm

Hi Puffs. I'm amazed you can get a pipe down the dip stick tube and then get it to reach the very bottom of the sump as most dipstick holes have a very small dipper diameter. Perhaps modern car engines have a dedicated orifice for doing it this way? As regards sucking the air from a container (old beer cask? :wink: ) ...................I would use a vacuum cleaner :smt031

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Re: ETZ250 Petrol Tank (so near and now so far)

Postby DAVID THOMPSON » Sun Nov 29, 2020 5:06 pm

they caught a fellow here using a vacuum cleaner to siphon gasoline from a tractor

the vacuum cleaner had brushes on the motor it spread it parts all over the yard when it blew up

bet he took that off his list of how to do things :smt021
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Re: ETZ250 Petrol Tank (so near and now so far)

Postby nice2day » Mon Nov 30, 2020 4:10 am

Hi David. There's a big difference between sucking up gasoline and sucking air which is what Puffs wants to do.
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Re: ETZ250 Petrol Tank (so near and now so far)

Postby Puffs » Mon Nov 30, 2020 5:07 am

Following a biased and flawed moderator choice (someone posting aggressive personal attacks is rewarded, while my technical posts are removed - behind my back & without any justification!), I have withdrawn from this forum.
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Re: ETZ250 Petrol Tank (so near and now so far)

Postby nice2day » Tue Dec 01, 2020 5:35 am

Hi Puffs. This looks a decent piece of kit for a modest sum of money and not worth making your own version....might buy one myself: :smt115
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/9L-Vacuum-Oi ... 0005.m1851

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Re: ETZ250 Petrol Tank (so near and now so far)

Postby Puffs » Tue Dec 01, 2020 6:05 am

Following a biased and flawed moderator choice (someone posting aggressive personal attacks is rewarded, while my technical posts are removed - behind my back & without any justification!), I have withdrawn from this forum.
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Re: ETZ250 Petrol Tank (so near and now so far)

Postby nice2day » Wed Dec 02, 2020 4:36 am

Just a little horror story I can remember from my childhood. My father who was not particularly mechanically minded decided to change the oil in an old Austin car that he owned. He had bowl under the sump hole and waited for it to stop dripping. He then thought he would make certain all the oil was removed by starting the engine and revving it for about 30 seconds. Well he got about half a cup more oil drain out but obviously the big end and main bearings must have been ruined...:shock: :smt086 :smt101

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Re: ETZ250 Petrol Tank (so near and now so far)

Postby Puffs » Wed Dec 02, 2020 5:28 am

On older French engines (Peugeot, Renault, Citroen) you often saw written 'Le rinsage du moteur est interdit' = 'It is forbidden to flush the engine'. There must have been a tribe that wanted to wash out that last bit of dirty oil, with petrol for instance.
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Re: ETZ250 Petrol Tank (so near and now so far)

Postby nice2day » Wed Dec 02, 2020 5:40 am

Yes you've reminded me that I saw my dad do that too ....Oh dear.... :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: ETZ250 Petrol Tank (so near and now so far)

Postby Puffs » Thu Dec 03, 2020 7:23 am

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Re: ETZ250 Petrol Tank (so near and now so far)

Postby Puffs » Fri Nov 26, 2021 4:49 am

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