Emptying Gas Tank

[JasonF]

I am in the process of summerizeing my wifes sled since she's done for the year and I run into the same problem every year. I like to complete drain all the gas out of the tank and then let the sled run dry to store it for the summer. I was wondering if there is an easy way to empty the tank? I usually take a pump siphon and suck as much gas as possible out and then run it dry, but this takes quite a while and you can never get all the gas out. What does everyone else do to drain the tank and the carbs?

[Russ Wheeler]

Try filling the tank up to the top, and use fuel stabilizer....then drain the fuel from only the carbs...i couldn't imagine draining all the fuel out of the system every year...

i'm gonna try a new method of fogging this year, i think it was revrnd's idea, instead of using fogging oil, start the sled and hold the oil pump wide open until it dies....my sled is in the garage so moisture isn't really a huge problem..

[snokid 600]

Ride it in the Up while there is still snow :lol: J/K. I also like to do the same thing, it sure beats using those #### additives. I use the pump siphon too, but it seems to work good.

Anyone else have any other suggestions?

Ian

[revrnd]

Originally posted by Russ Wheeler@Mar 8 2004, 09:14 PM
i'm gonna try a new method of fogging this year, i think it was revrnd's idea, instead of using fogging oil, start the sled and hold the oil pump wide open until it dies....my sled is in the garage so moisture isn't really a huge problem..

While I've heard of that method, I've never encouraged anyone to do it. I fog thru the carbs, then drain the float bowls.

[Russ Wheeler]

Guess it wasn't you, sorry about that...i know i read it on here though...maybe thumbdoctor....someone with many years of sledding under their belt...

[92Indy440]

This is going to be my first summerization this year, and I always thought that you should keep gas in the sled to start it up weekly. I bought my sled in august and the guy I bought it off of never emptied the tank and I just started the sled every week so it would'nt be hard to start in the winter... Would I be wrong to do this???

[OntRider]

I don't know if this applies to all fuel stabilizer, but the ones sold at Canadian Tire clearly state on the label that they only last for 3 months. I personally drain the trank with a siphon, and fog it through the carbs. It has worked perfectly in the past and I'll continue to do it.

[Scott S]

I too store mine dry. I found it just as simple siphon as much as possible and then pop the seat off and rinse the tank out good. Both of my sleds had lots of crud in the tank.

I found a small crack in the fuel line on my Poo last year while I had the tank out so I replaced the entire fuel line also. I also found way to many pop rivits loose on the Doo that hold the exchangers in as well as a few missing. I picked up new ones and redid both exchangers end to end. I also located the problem with my poor lighting and bad warmers on the doo as well as a stress crack in the steering loop I had to gusset and weld. If I hadn't of taken the seat/tank off I would of missed these so now I'm doing a complete rinse and inspection once a year. Takes only 10 minutes to pull it completely apart and for me saved allot of potential down time in the winter.

[northpo]

I don`t know if this will work good, but I`m gonna try it. close the fuel supply valve, disconect the fuel pump hose from it, then reconect a 3 ft hose to the valve. run the other end of the hose into a gas can and open the valve back up and let it drain. only thing is, you`ll probably still have to remove the tank from the sled to get the last bit of gas out. anybody ever try this?

[rjs5689]

we fill our right up to the top to leave as little room for moisture as possible... and add some Fuel Stabalizer....