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    Lightbulb Recovering gas EFI style

    Thank god for electric fuel injection, makes getting gas from salvage autos a snap. This is just a general run down and not meant to be a step by step guide.
    Locate schrader valve on the fuel rail and remove the core, looks like a valve stem on a tire. Slide a 2-3' length of 1/4" fuel line over the valve and secure with hose clamp


    Locate wires that run the pump, usually over rear seat or in this case in the trunk


    Next the tricky part, determine which is the two wires you need to make the pump run, this ford uses pink/black stripe for 12v (+) and black for ground.




    Connect your wires and put your 1/4" fuel line into your fuel container of your choice and let it pump

    This old crown Vic had almost 10 gallons in it or 33.40$ worth of gas.
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    3rd generation scrapper and dam proud of it

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    also on the old fords like that all you have to do is jump the eec relay, maybe the fuel relay too with a wire. Turn on the fuel pump.

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    That's another way of doing it, more than one way to skin this cat. I do for this method because it's the simplest way I can think of. On gm cars it's a purple/ grey wire and a black for ground, I think. In any event there's usually 3-4 wires running to a fuel tank I pick the biggest two and try em tell I hear the pump start, most times black or a darker color is ground.
    Wished that guy would've filled up before he hit that deer.

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    Thats a good way of doing it tater, this way it runs through the filter and you get clean gas. Beats drilling a hole or dropping the tank and then emptying it.

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    Or worse sucking on gas hose to siphon it

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    Ive always used an air hammer and just popped a hole in the tank. But the way your doing it works as well

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    Quote Originally Posted by hammerdown View Post
    Ive always used an air hammer and just popped a hole in the tank. But the way your doing it works as well
    You're not worried about sparks doing it that way?

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    sometimes the fuel filter connection is easier to get to no?

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    Nice pics and description, we use a 1 1/4 wood bit on a plastic tank, concrete chisel on the metal ones draining it into an oil pan which goes to a 5 gallon jug, this process is done on the trailer

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    I don't like the hole/ drain pan method because it's a gassy fuel wasting mess but to each his own.

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    I just lower the car close to the floor (i have a hoist so that helps alot) drill a big hole with my air drill, get a jerry can with a huge funnel, no mess, and very quick to drain. My first time doing it was very messy though I must say LOL my scrap yard won't take em unless the tank has a hole in it anyways.
    If I didn't have bad luck, I'd have no luck at all...

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    I like the idea but how do you get out the last few gallons the pump wont get out. Also have the issue of the yards in my area making you cut a hole in the tank or remove them from the car completely so this would not work for me. I drop the tank, remove the sending unit/pump then siphon or drain the tank directly into 5gal cans.

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