With all the talk about non-ethanol fuel, I decided to drain my fuel tank in
the 1957 today. I don't drive the 1957 over the winter very much so the fuel
will remain unused for a few months. I connected a 3 foot rubber fuel line to
the output on the front float bowl and and let the fuel pump, pump it into a
fuel can. Once the pump started sucking air I gave the car a few shakes to
get the last bits of fuel. Thinking there would be some fuel left in the
bottom of the tank, I removed the drain bolt with a drain pan handy. To my
surprise I only got maybe a "baby food jar" sized amount of fuel. I even
stuck a screw driver through the drain hole to make sure it wasn't just
clogged.
I was very surprised that the fuel tank/ pump actually sucks almost all the
fuel out of the tank when it runs dry. Now I am going to put some non-ethanol
fuel in for the winter.
The Millers
"British Car Nuts"
1957 Austin Healey 100-6 BN4 35299
1959 Austin Healey 100-6 BN4 77219
1964 MGB 40841
1960 Austin Healey Bugeye Sprite AN5 34351
"Always drive them, but remember each drive in an antique car is a test
drive."
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