How do I drain a brumby fuel tank?

kona480 · Post by **kona480** » Mon May 03, 2010 4:35 pm

Hi
I have had some problems with water in the fuel tank lately. I put some metho in the tank which fixed it for a while but now it's happening again really badly (not getting fuel going up hill). I think there is a bolt on the bottom of the tank, do I just undo this to drain the water out? If not how can I do it?
thanks

Matt · Post by **Matt** » Mon May 03, 2010 5:38 pm

Yeah the bolt at the bottom of the tank will do it, but it will drain all your fuel to so run the ute pretty much dry before you do it. Also have you checked your fuel pump recently? As it could be helping the problem to.

kona480 · Post by **kona480** » Mon May 03, 2010 9:26 pm

Matt wrote:Yeah the bolt at the bottom of the tank will do it, but it will drain all your fuel to so run the ute pretty much dry before you do it. Also have you checked your fuel pump recently? As it could be helping the problem to.

Yeah the guage is on the empty line. We checked the front fuel filter the first time it happened, it might need replacing. I will just drain it and see how it goes.

tex · Post by **tex** » Tue May 04, 2010 9:54 am

Don't forget the other filter!

Post by **TOONGA** » Tue May 04, 2010 10:26 am

tex wrote:Don't forget the other filter!

quite true there is a filter that is at the back with the fuel pump, seems everybody changes the front one but the poor old back filter never gets looked at

which reminds me

I keep forgetting to buy a new rear filter

TOONGA

kona480 · Post by **kona480** » Tue May 04, 2010 2:39 pm

ok i drained the tank so i will see how it goes then maybe I will look at the filters.

guyph_01 · Post by **guyph_01** » Tue May 04, 2010 4:00 pm

Hummmm interesting, Have have a brumby that always take a few turns before it stars. Seems like fuel goes back to the tank and after a while the lines are empty.
Would it be the pump?
thx

YouTube · Post by **El_Freddo** » Tue May 04, 2010 10:18 pm

guyph_01 wrote:Hummmm interesting, Have have a brumby that always take a few turns before it stars. Seems like fuel goes back to the tank and after a while the lines are empty.
Would it be the pump?
thx

Could be a dodgy solenoind on the carbie. A hot engine can evaporate the fuel that's in the carbie's fuel bowl - thus no fuel to start the engine with until the pump gets it there. I don't think this happens a lot though.

There are many things that can cause an engine to need a few turns before starting... The electrical system, timing, general engine condition.

I've just changed the fuel filters on Sunnie as he was having issues under semi hard acceleration and when pulling up hills. Now I can rev it out to 5 grand without a problem, before this it would barely make it to 4... It needs an EJ I've decided.

Anyway, I have thought about draining the tank by taking it out to give it a good clean and remove any crap from the bottom of it, but I'm starting to think its too much effort and I'll see how these new filters hold up.

Cheers

Bennie

kona480 · Post by **kona480** » Fri May 07, 2010 4:06 pm

The problems kept happening after i drained the tank so i replaced the front and back filters today, the old ones were full of mud and rubbish. And just some advice, the rear filter is the main one so there is no use changing the front and not the back.

littlewhiteute · Post by **littlewhiteute** » Fri May 07, 2010 7:14 pm

kona480 wrote:Hi
I have had some problems with water in the fuel tank lately. I put some metho in the tank which fixed it for a while but now it's happening again really badly (not getting fuel going up hill). I think there is a bolt on the bottom of the tank, do I just undo this to drain the water out? If not how can I do it?
thanks

Check where you buy fuel from, you're getting water with your fuel.

kona480 wrote:The problems kept happening after i drained the tank so i replaced the front and back filters today, the old ones were full of mud and rubbish. And just some advice, the rear filter is the main one so there is no use changing the front and not the back.

Your tank is corroding internally or your venting is open to unfiltered air.