Recycling old gas...bad idea!

[JonS]

Yeah, grasshopper, that will probably be happening in the not-to-distant future.

CT, when you pull the fuel sending unit, do you run the car out of gas, then pull the unit while the tank is still in the car, or pull the whole tank. Also, I see a lot of generic spanner tools online, but they're metal. Is that a big risk for explosion when breaking the tank cap free? I thought once the initial stubborn break was made, a piece of wood and mallet could be used like you did.

Cheers,
Jon

[CTScott]

Originally Posted by JonS

Yeah, grasshopper, that will probably be happening in the not-to-distant future.

CT, when you pull the fuel sending unit, do you run the car out of gas, then pull the unit while the tank is still in the car, or pull the whole tank. Also, I see a lot of generic spanner tools online, but they're metal. Is that a big risk for explosion when breaking the tank cap free? I thought once the initial stubborn break was made, a piece of wood and mallet could be used like you did.

Cheers,
Jon

You can pull the sender with the tank in the car (empty or full), but you will want to have a pan on hand to set it in before moving it to prevent dripping gas on the floor.

The spanner tools are OK being metal, as they are being used to rotate a plastic cover. I used a piece of wood and a hammer when I removed mine, but a proper spanner tool would make the job much less painful.