draining out old gas

[Tony Mills]

Any one know an easy way to drain the old gas from a 1983 goldwing? Thanks, Tony

[BRIANINMAINE]

What I did was drain as much as possible from the petcock, then remove the sending unit, then use a large turkey baster from the dollar store. Took a while but it worked. Then I used a stick with clean rags to get all the crud off the bottom. I took my time and did a nice job. I also blew some air in the petcock backwards in both positions to make sure no crud in the lines.

[WingAdmin]

I've used this pump to do exactly what you're trying to do. Works reasonably fast, you can save the gas, and the pump is only $7.

[BRIANINMAINE]

On another tank I have removed, the PO had used some Kreem to seal the tank. It peeled terribly. Now I have a couple gallons with junk in it and even some water (must have been stored outside?).

What do I do with the garbage gas? I don't want to even strain it and use it in my lawnmower! Maybe I could burn it? Is there a reasonably safe way to dispose of it? Our town transfer station only takes oil. The attendant told me to find a back road and dump it in the ditch!

[WingAdmin]

I'd go out somewhere far away from anything flammable, set a metal pan on the dirt, pour the gas into it, throw a towel into it to act as a wick, then light it with a match at the end of a broomstick.

[goldtr6c]

Ant killer! When no one's looking I use old gas on the fire ants. Keep in mind though if some tree hugger sees you and calls it in, those state and federal boys will flat take you to the cleaners.

[N2PPN]

If anyone comes up with a good idea for disposing of old gas, I got about 20 gallons of foul smelling old gas from a boat fuel tank that needs to find a new home.... the jerry jugs are getting to heavy to keep moving around and since here on LI we have storm drains that go to recharge basins for our aquifers, I can't even think of pouring it down the storm drains or sewers...

Won't even put it in my lawnmower.... arrgh!!


Rich

[littlebeaver]

Tony, what I did was cut a water hose and siphoned it out the old school way.

[WA9FWT]

Any one know an easy way to drain the old gas from a 1983 goldwing? Thanks, Tony

If I spill gas, which I do all the time working on engines in my shop.I just use a rag and I hang that rag on the back fence,and no time it evaporates. You can come back in as little as a hour and it's gone.No need to burn it.
If you have a gallon or more, poor it into a flat pan and by morning it's gone. Or the neighbors cats are drinking it, but it's gone all the time...
WA9FWT Phil

[WingAdmin]

I believe Advance Auto Parts will accept oil and gasoline at no charge (last I heard). Or, put an ad in Craigslist (it's free), "free gasoline, come take it away."

[Rick_MD]

Advance Auto Parts cannot take any flammables, just used oils. They cannot even take them if contaminated with water or antifreeze.

A lot of their heater & a/c equipment for the stores run off of natural gas which would create quite an explosion from the fumes of the gasoline coming from the oil storage tank if they did.

Please be safe. Most landfills will take and recycle flammables for you free of charge. Even bad paint and thinners.

Thanks,

Rick_MD

[waynedudes]

I have a 94 Gold Wing with CSC Trike conversion. I have only ridden it once in the last 3 years. The years have caught up with me! It has a miss and I assume it is from the old gas? I have used sea foam in other vehicles and it will remove the water. After trying sea foam in the trike it still has a miss. So I have drained as much fuel as possible from the tank. Is there a way to totally drain the tank, without removing it? I may possibly replace the spark plugs as well. The bike has less that 58,000 miles on it and had been well maintained. I just want to get the miss out of it to sell to someone that will enjoy it for many more years. Thanks.

[Rambozo]

Jump the fuel pump and remove the line and you can pump out the old fuel.

[WingAdmin]

Jump the fuel pump and remove the line and you can pump out the old fuel.

1100's have an engine-driven mechanical fuel pump, so nothing to jumper.

I've used that method on my 1500, but for the 1100, you need to siphon out the old fuel.

[Rambozo]

Jump the fuel pump and remove the line and you can pump out the old fuel.

1100's have an engine-driven mechanical fuel pump, so nothing to jumper.

I've used that method on my 1500, but for the 1100, you need to siphon out the old fuel.

I have a 94 Gold Wing with CSC Trike conversion.

A problem with hijacking an old post.

[Rowdy]

Lucky me , I have a 1978 Goldwing and it has a drain plug on tank