I'm stuck in the Kimberley - the car just died (see thread here).
I think the main tank is empty but the sub-tank is not because the transfer filter was blocked.
I understand fuel is drawn from the sub-tank to the main tank using the venturi effect from the fuel returning from the motor. Problem is... I can't get the motor running without fuel and I can't transfer the fuel without the motor running.
Any ideas on how to move the fuel from the sub-tank to the main tank? I'm in the bush so am a bit limited in what I have with me. I don't have any extra fuel - it's all in the tanks.
I have two x 20l jerry-can. I believe I can drain fuel from the sub-tank using a drain plug - problem is I don't know how to get it back into the main tank. Looking underneath at the filler pipe it seems that fuel "prefers" to go to the sub-tank first until it fills up then it goes into the main tank. Any ideas on how to fill up the main tank first?
I have an air compressor - could I blow air into a pipe to force the fuel to transfer? If so, which pipe?
Any suggestions are welcome. I'd rather drive out of here than go out on a truck (especially because there are 5 of us and a camper trailer which means we don't really fit in the truck...)
I think the main tank is empty but the sub-tank is not because the transfer filter was blocked.
I understand fuel is drawn from the sub-tank to the main tank using the venturi effect from the fuel returning from the motor. Problem is... I can't get the motor running without fuel and I can't transfer the fuel without the motor running.
Any ideas on how to move the fuel from the sub-tank to the main tank? I'm in the bush so am a bit limited in what I have with me. I don't have any extra fuel - it's all in the tanks.
I have two x 20l jerry-can. I believe I can drain fuel from the sub-tank using a drain plug - problem is I don't know how to get it back into the main tank. Looking underneath at the filler pipe it seems that fuel "prefers" to go to the sub-tank first until it fills up then it goes into the main tank. Any ideas on how to fill up the main tank first?
I have an air compressor - could I blow air into a pipe to force the fuel to transfer? If so, which pipe?
Any suggestions are welcome. I'd rather drive out of here than go out on a truck (especially because there are 5 of us and a camper trailer which means we don't really fit in the truck...)
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