I need to drain my fuel tank on my DIESEL 1999 dodge ram truck and do not know how exactly to go about it. It has a plastic tank and a mechanic told me not to let the fuel pump pump it out when I remove the filter because it would burn up the pump.
2007-06-25 03:30:31 · 2 answers · asked by Joe S 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Dodge
The fuel pump on your vehicle, or another hooked up to the line on the tank is probably your only option. The filler neck is equipped with a rollover valve that won't let a hose pass to siphon.
NOTE: The pump runs continually when the engine is running, so it will not burn up pumping out the tank. You may have to get a battery charger to hook up to your battery to keep it from running down.
2007-06-28 12:58:42 · answer #1 · answered by eferrell01 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's not too full put a hose down the neck and siphon. Then when as much is out of it that way, get underneath unhook all the lines and straps use a floor jack with a piece of wood to distribute the load and lower it from the bed. a friend will come in handy at this point. I'm not sure on the 99 but it may have a sump drain in the bottom.
2007-06-25 10:58:10 · answer #2 · answered by rleo 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋