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Old 10-11-2018, 01:39 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
I've got five gallons of fresh (month old) gas, but I need to find some way to siphon or pump what's in it, out.
We faced the problem of removing 20 year old fuel from a Buick, and my dad had the genius idea to take the exhaust from a shopvac and insert it into the fuel filler neck. Then we directed the fuel line at the carburetor down into a bucket. Pushing it out seemed easier than pulling.

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My radiator cracked and somehow my car overheated driving seven miles in 70° weather. I stopped when my started overheating, but the radiator cap was cool. I did not realize that it was cracked, empty, and not working. I needed to attend training a mile away in order to start work, so I drove.
Did you get the head and block inspected? If it warped due to overheating, a new gasket probably won't last long.
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