Drill Pump!

[sdg3205]

Want an easy way to drain the fuel tank without jumping your pump or elevating the whole car for a siphon rig?

get a drill pump (http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/browse/6/Tools/PowerToolAccessories/DrillBitsSetsAccessories/PRD~0543802P/Mastercraft+Drill+Pump+Kit.jsp?locale=en)!

[Chris 16409]

That's a pretty neat idea. Now all you folks who store their cars for the winter have an easy way of evacuating their tanks.

[AirmanPika]

Definitely getting one of these. I will need to drain the tank before I drop it this summer for some frame work I plan to do and I didn't want to buy a whole pump for this.

[jmpdmc]

Sorry to kill the enthusiasm (I drain my tank each year too) but the reviews mention that the instructions say not to use with gasoline due to gasket breakdown and fire issues.


Jeff

[sdg3205]

Sorry to kill the enthusiasm (I drain my tank each year too) but the reviews mention that the instructions say not to use with gasoline due to gasket breakdown and fire issues.


Jeff

Haha. I saw that. As long as it's mostly plastic, I can't see it being any more dangerous than jumping the DMC pump with re-routed fuel lines or running a siphon.

It would be nice if you could use a hand-crank.

[ramblinmike]

Every drill I've ever used has visible sparks in its housing as it is running. Sparks + gasoline fumes = bad.

[Notifier]

I owned one of these (probably another brand) a couple of years ago and never had good luck with it. It's one of those things that "seemed like a good idea" but after you got it home and put to practice use it was like "why did I waste my money!" I also questioned how healthy it was to run a power drill continuously with something like that. My drill got really hot from what I remember.

+∞ on the sparking drill + gas fumes thing! Don't join the "Sad DeLoren's" thread...

[sdg3205]

I owned one of these (probably another brand) a couple of years ago and never had good luck with it. It's one of those things that "seemed like a good idea" but after you got it home and put to practice use it was like "why did I waste my money!" I also questioned how healthy it was to run a power drill continuously with something like that. My drill got really hot from what I remember.

+∞ on the sparking drill + gas fumes thing! Don't join the "Sad DeLoren's" thread...

I looked up some hand pumps instead. Hard to find ones that are built to function the same way. Closest things seem to be the ones you attach to a jerry can. Those things are terrible.

I was so excited. Damn sparks.

[dvonk]

no electricity involved with a hand drill (unless you want to count your neurons :lol:)... not sure how well it would work though.

http://visual.merriam-webster.com/images/house/do-it-yourself/carpentry-drilling-tools/hand-drill.jpg

[David T]

If you are going to be using it for gasoline you really do need to find something that is rated for use with it. Modern gasoline is VERY hard on most plastic and vinyl materials. Besides the obvious hazard of sparking inside the drill the hoses will melt and the housing of the pump will soften. I use an extractor like the one sold by Eastwood and Griot's garage. Works on vacuum and you pump it by hand. Raise the car on jackstands and you can siphon out most of the fuel into a can with a hose and you can vacuum out the rest. I do it by loosening and lifting out the fuel pump and then sticking the hose in there. Also give you the opportunity to inspect the tank and the internal parts.
David Teitelbaum

[Nicholas R]

I have had one of these for several years, used it on coolant, water, gasoline, oil, and more. Works excellent, never had an issue. Even says in the description that it's made for oil and gas.

Oh and it's $8.

Thank me later.

http://www.harborfreight.com/multi-use-transfer-pump-66418.html

http://www.harborfreight.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/370x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/m/image_16308.jpg

[Bitsyncmaster]

I used a drill pump for flushing my AC condenser. It ran about 15 minuets before the condenser flush destroyed the pump. It did a good job so was worth the $10 I paid for it.

[dmc3130]

I have had one of these for several years, used it on coolant, water, gasoline, oil, and more. Works excellent, never had an issue. Even says in the description that it's made for oil and gas.

Oh and it's $8.

Thank me later.

http://www.harborfreight.com/multi-use-transfer-pump-66418.html

http://www.harborfreight.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/370x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/i/m/image_16308.jpg

I just got one too. Worked great to drain the tank. 11.00 At the local parts store.
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