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Bob Harris
Lincolnshire,
United Kingdom
Posts: 24
Premier Member
Daytona T595 (97-98)
25 Apr 2008 20:39 |
Has any member a tip for draining the tank on a T595? My Haynes manual refers me to the Tank removal section but it says nothing about removing ther fuel. Is the only solution to syphon it out? Seems a bit "Heath Robinson " to me but I can see no other answer.
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Scottie
Hertfordshire,
United Kingdom
Posts: 151
Premier Member
Daytona T595 (97-98)
25 Apr 2008 20:54 |
That's what I did with mine - be prepared for a moutful of petrol. Get most out then when you take fuel pump off (if that's what you're doing) drain rest into a bucket. Alternatively watch it drip out of the non sealing female connectors. 
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Bob Harris
Lincolnshire,
United Kingdom
Posts: 24
Premier Member
Daytona T595 (97-98)
25 Apr 2008 20:56 |
Good job I don't smoke then!
Thanks Scottie!
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Scottie
Hertfordshire,
United Kingdom
Posts: 151
Premier Member
Daytona T595 (97-98)
25 Apr 2008 21:01 |
I think you can buy some sort of vacuum pump but didn't seem worth it for a job you probably won't do all that often. Mine had a load of sludge in the bottom of the tank as well, also a good opportunity to check your vent valves aren't all clogged up as well.
Good Luck.
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 Dan The Man
An Englishman abroad,
Sweden
Posts: 432
Premier Member
Daytona 955i (99-01)
26 Apr 2008 12:00 |
Aquarium siphon. Couple of quid from a pet shop.
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Chris Line
Cowes,Isle of Wight.,
United Kingdom
Posts: 8,409
Premier Member
Speed Triple 955i (99-01)
26 Apr 2008 16:09 |
I had to do that before I crated it to send it back to the UK - I used a hose to get it out by siphoning!
Then, I left the cap open for a couple of hours!
Back in the UK, poured a couple of gallons of expensive fuel in, pushed starter button - all OK!
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Tail End Paddy
Hampshire,
United Kingdom
Posts: 168
Premier Member
Daytona T595 (97-98)
26 Apr 2008 20:44 |
I had to do this a couple of weeks ago, when I had to remove the fuel pump. (Internal hose came off)
Rather a low-tech solution Im afraid. Tipped it upside-down over a bucket and poured it out the way it goes in. Wiggled it about a bit as there is a lip on the filler, but most of it splashed it's way out eventually.
Tipped the last dregs out of the hole where the fuel-pump goes. Wasn't more than a cup-full left though.
Obviously I was outside, NOT near the house in the middle of my lawn (away from anything remotely compustable, or ignition sources).
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Dave Craddock
Northampton,
United Kingdom
Posts: 118
Premier Member
Daytona T595 (97-98)
27 Apr 2008 18:14 |
ive got an old pipe coupling that i just plug in and then run the pump  no spills and i just pipe it into a can ready to go back in
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Pump 19
Chessington,
United Kingdom
Posts: 4,584
Speed Triple 955i (02-04)
28 Apr 2008 19:18 |
[edited]:
I used to use a bit of hose to syphon.
Then I found a 'jiggle syphon' in Halfords and have used that ever since.
Its a length of clear hose so you can see whats in it, with a brass nozzle on one end with a brass ball held inside it with a lip.
You push this end into the tank, and then litterly jiggle it up and down.
The movement makes the ball rise an let some fuel in, and then drop back with the reverse flow.
After a moment or two of jiggling it, you get enough fuel in the pipe that it starts to syphon naturally. It makes draining tanks simple and easy.
Ive never had petrol in my mouth again
The only thing with it is the pipe is coiles in the package so it wants to go back into that shape all the time.
I soaked it in very hot water for a while and then hung the warm pipe from my garage roof over night to dry to get rid of the coiled memory.
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